“I love the flamboyance, the melodrama, the bloody theatre of Russian h...” — Simon Sebag Montefiore Quote

“I love the flamboyance, the melodrama, the bloody theatre of Russian history.”

“I don't think Jerusalem should be controlled 100% by religious people of any denomination, sect, or religion - even my own.”

“Lenin had just reflected that the revolution would never happen in his lifetime when in February 1917, hungry crowds in Petrograd overthrew Nicholas II while the revolutionaries were abroad, exiled, or infiltrated by the secret police.”

“ISIS and radical Islam have declared war on us not because of anything we have done - not because we are a friend to Israel and not because we have not yet toppled the bloody Syrian dictator Assad. ISIS and radical Islamists hate us for who we are. The irony is, we ourselves do not know who we are.”

“On radio, I loved Noel Edmonds's Radio 1 breakfast show - and Tony Blackburn. I can still hear those bloody jingles deep in my brain.”

“I really loved making 'Love, Nina.' I was in every scene, which was amazing. Bloody hell, what a job!”