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The danger of that - and there's a grave danger that I, myself, have to be very aware of - is that you become so involved and intrigued in the language that sometimes you lose track that that is only a means to an aesthetic experience that the listener has to get.

The English have an extraordinary ability for flying into a great calm.

Great art should be shown with great excitement.

I was worried people would laugh at me when I started to talk the language, but they were just pleasantly surprised that I could. The sense of humour here is great - once I could have a giggle, I settled down.

Pretty much everything I've written is a mix of excitement and fear.

Enthusiasm is always an interesting spectacle. When it expresses itself with an honest and artless eloquence, it is difficult to listen to it and not, in some degree, to catch the flame.

Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius.

The true excitement comes from the actors - that gives you the true drama - and whatever I can do with the camera, that's icing on the cake.

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.