I think to be shot in a mountain valley somewhere or other is altogether less glorious than crashing an airliner into a skyscraper.
“The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.”
“I don't want to see people decorating a house or digging a garden. As for guys like Jonathan Ross, he got an award there last Christmas. What for? He doesn't sing, dance or tell jokes, does he?”