I am the girliest girl.

I love spring flowers: daffodils and hyacinths are the ultimate flower for me. They are the essence of spring.

I think I think I am Superwoman sometimes but I am not.

I have always enjoyed drawing and painting but I don't always find the time to do much these days.

I love animals and feel very strongly that people should not be allowed to buy a pet if they are not able to look after it.

I've got a really sweet tooth and sometimes I just have to have some chocolate.

Being busy with work, and as a mum, I'm a big fan of online shopping.

My idea of a good night has always been having a lovely meal and a proper conversation.

I don't find offensive that I'm being labelled a babe by blokes. I'm absolutely flattered.

I don't waste money on smart, expensive clothes.

Elizabeth I was my favourite monarch though, what an inspiration, she did great things for women.

I think I'm a little more daunted by when the machinery of the play is really huge.

The things we do without the fear of failure and the desire for success are the purest acts we'll ever do

I was never my own type so I completely missed my beauty all through my youth.

The poverty line is like the age of consent: if you find yourself parsing exactly where it is, you’ve probably already done something very, very wrong.

Silence is the potential from which music can arise.

I love going to see the theatre whether it's a Broadway play or a Russian ballet company.

One can be well-bred and write bad poetry

I'm a registered, vetted gun owner, but that's because I live way out in the country, like way out in the middle of nowhere.

The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.

The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.