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The men I write can be intense, quiet, outspoken and outrageous, deadly or fun... but I would never waste time on a hero who wasn't honorable, who didn't protect those who couldn't protect themselves, who didn't value children and pets, who wasn't independent and unselfish.

I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper.

I like one nice man because he gets three tickets for the cinema so we've got somewhere to put our coats. He passes the test. I've been quite surprised because I really didn't expect to be wined and dined, and it's quite nice.

I'm told I'm like my father, and he was the most wonderful man. But I think he was gentler than me.

But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.

Culture makes all men gentle.

I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals.

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.