What do you think about all the Princess Di and Fergie brouhaha (scandals, marriage problems)?
I think it’s an awful pity that the day has come when valets write books about their employers and things like that. I think it’s bad. But of course, it may be partly that the people concerned aren’t sufficiently guarded. Do you think it’s a symbol of the decline of romanticism? I think romanticism in the sense of someone to adore unconditionally has been going out of style for a long time. In America it was the movie stars…but now there are no movie stars. In England, it’s the royal family. People have become envious and embittered. What changed? The distance between the star and the stargazer got less. When the distance was infinite nobody ever expected to be anything like the great stars or royal personages. But now everybody is much nearer, everybody has a greater chance of being famous or notorious in some way. At one time they were too far away and people never thought, “What has she got that I haven’t got?” But now they do. Have you ever reviewed one of your own films? I reviewe
