Difficult for actors to extemporise in nineteenth-century English. Except for Robert Hardy and Elizabeth Spriggs, who speak that way anyway.

Can he love her? Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections? To love is to burn - to be on fire, like Juliet or Guinevere or Eloise...

Hugh Laurie (playing Mr. Palmer) felt the line 'Don't palm all your abuses [of language upon me]' was possibly too rude. 'It's in the book, ' I said. He didn't hit me.

Lindsay [Doran] goes round the table and introduces everyone -- making it clear that I am present in the capacity of writer rather than actress, therefore no one has to be too nice to me.

I ask Laurie if it's possible to get trained fish. Lindsay says this is how we know I've never produced a movie.

Paparazzi arrived for Hugh [Grant]. We had to stand under a tree and smile for them.Photographer: 'Hugh, could you look less -- um --'Hugh: 'Pained?

Jane reminds us that God is in his heaven, the monarch on his throne and the pelvis firmly beneath the ribcage. Apparently rock and roll liberated the pelvis and it hasn't been the same since.

(On period costume posture coaching:)"We all stand about like parboiled spaghetti being straightened out.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

If people paid more attention to death, eternity, and judgment, there would be more holy living on earth.

Followers, followers. Sometimes, with some things, it’s best to keep your tally down.

Individual Ambition Serves the Common Good.

The world meets nobody half way.

Get the mind right, the body will follow

Social networks are an incredible new tool which enables me to speak directly to large numbers of people. It is at the cutting edge of personal interaction around the world.

You don't use mayonnaise, why? ... Are you addicted to mayonnaise? Is it okay if I use mayonnaise? I could go outside.

Don't fear change. It's always for the best.

Fine. I’m a Skotos (Xypher) That means what? You have toe jam? (Simone)