I can actually cook one meal now, as opposed to before, when I could cook nothing. My family are very excited.

I want to be in 'Glee,' but I'm told I'm not famous enough to be a cameo yet.

I never get recognised here in London, which I like. Once a year, someone comes up to me and asks if I am 'so-and-so's niece' because they think they recognise me from somewhere. I like that.

It's tricky playing people that you don't like and finding a way to empathise with them. It's challenging and very exciting for an actor.

I wanted to be a musical theatre actress - I wanted to play Sally Bowles, forever and ever always.

I don't think you should ever damage other people for your art.

I'm not great at having my picture taken and I don't enjoy that side of it very much but I enjoy being with my friends and it's nice to have a reunion.

Am I reserved? I think I agree with that. I don't think I'm particularly original. I am quite homey, though. But then I'm also quite transient. I quite like being nomadic.

The minute I get into a hotel room, I scatter my stuff everywhere. It's like a bomb site within a minute. So I suppose that means I'm trying to nest.

It's always harder to maintain raw enthusiasm or joy than to go into a really dark place.

I have always hated nightclubs, and don't like loud music.

Don't believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose.

Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.

I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975.

Some of us have a relentless urge to attempt what we can never be good at and neglect our true calling.

If there is one area where equity is crucial and essential, I think it should be the issue of water.

Life is much different from the days when there were lilies in my mother’s garden, and all my secrets fit into a paper cup.

The aim of justice is to give everyone his due.

Never forget your manners. They go a long way in both your business and personal life. If you look and act like you are making an effort, it will be appreciated.

Provocative and challenging The Social License makes a compelling case for why companies must look to increase their positive social impact as an integral part of their core business strategies.

Faith dare the soul to go further than it can see.