The Ultimate Survivor

Brian Aldiss:
It was a bit of a flea pit and the guy that used to be in the ticket box, a very very small box, he would sell the tickets but after a time he would put down the shutter and he'd climb up a ladder onto the next floor and he was also the projectionist, there was a certain economy of means there.

Bill Heine:
I like the legal profession a lot because when people are out to kill you they do it with such finesse.

Bill Heine:
Look, if you're going to sail, why not sail in dangerous waters?

Ian Hislop:
This was an independent cinema that showed whatever it felt like whether you liked it or not really!

Brian Aldiss:
[On working with Stanley Kubrick] Dear old Stanley, you couldn't help being fond of him. He was an absolute bugger to work with but nevertheless we laughed a hell of a lot I must say.