“Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can i...” — Samantha Bond Quote

Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.

I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.

'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked sense of humour.

I love Manhattan.

My nickname is Bondy. But not because of the Bond films - it was my surname a long time before I did those.

The best an American can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.

I'm working on a snow scene right now, and it's summer. It's hot, and I will get chilly. I'll have to turn on the heat. My wife walks in, and it's 95 degrees in the studio. I know it's nutty, but it's a projection you have where you step into the painting.

I just have to confess that my love for the chilly weather is because I have a mild obsession with sweaters.

'Plutocracy.' It has a perfect nuance: chilly, inaccessible, icy-rich.