ARTS / Overheard

He was very knowledgeable about what children like. He was full of suggestions for voices for the characters, and tried out his Goon impressions on us.

Dave Edwards, producer of The Legend of Lochnagar, on the Prince of Wales's television acting debut, Radio Times

It's time the Prince of Wales was cut down to size.

The Prince of Wales reflects on being shrunk for the role

It's taken me 30 years to arrive at simplicity.

Sven Nykvist, director of The Ox, Times

Any rock star worth a damn has always had a pretty decent messiah complex.

Terence Trent D'Arby, Observer

Nobody has ever asked me to do the parts where all I get to do is wear Armani suits. Ever. They say, keep your wardrobe.

Dustin Hoffman, Time Out