One night I was standing on Third Avenue playing my guitar, when this big Irish

policeman came strolling by, and stopped to listen to my singing and playing. When I was done, he politely handed me a ticket for disturbing the peace, while at the same time telling me how much he liked my voice. I wish I still had that ticket. Frank Stallone

I've got four piercings in my left, so we've dubbed my right one the 'period drama ear.' I have to be filmed from that side when I do emotional close-ups in 'Downton.' Jessica Brown Findlay

When I record an album I'm trying to get as close as possible to that perfect moment. Lou Reed

I'm not an activist. Werner Herzog

I'm very emotional. That's why I wear shades a lot. Duane Chapman

Hollywood embraced me in the late '80s because there was a good project I was in and it was different. Nowadays, it's about corporate mentality, box office, youth. Marlee Matlin

If I can give a very substantial injection of humanistic thinking into corporations, boy, that would change things a lot. Ruth J. Simmons

I am often criticised for being rather accessible. Joanna Trollope

I love to be directed. They can trust me and go. Jeff Goldblum