I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like.

Women have got to stop being polite. If I ever had children, which I don't, the first thing I'd teach a girl of mine is the words 'f - off.'

Being powerful is so much more interesting than being beautiful.

You write your life story by the choices you make.

It has nothing to do with clothing or makeup. Just put your shoulders back and chin up, and face the world with pride.

Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be.

When you're 16, 30 seems ancient. When you're 30, 45 seems ancient. When you're 45, 60 seems ancient. When you're 60, nothing seems ancient.

Parkinson's is a slow but inevitable process. It's hard living with it on a daily basis. The difficulty facing people with it is that they never quite know 'Can I or can't I do this today?'

I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses.

Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can't run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are.

You can't control how other people see you or think of you. But you have to be comfortable with that.

Yes!" He says. "Fear is an excellent motivator. I find that it really brings out the true ingenuity of a creature.

Success is less about getting good, and more about letting good.

Be helpful after you think, be smart before you create your own personality and be thoughtful after making friends.

Rock'n'roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends, rock'n'roll is dangerous and should piss people off

It was funny, he reflected later, how one’s life could alter in an instant, how one minute everything could be a certain way, and the next it’s simply ... not

If you want to provoke, you should provoke someone who is stronger than you, otherwise you are misusing your power.

Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens.

My advice to any filmmaker would be to figure out what it is that you bring to the table. What makes you different? What is your voice?

Scarlett O'Hara is going to be a thankless and difficult role. The part I'd like to play is Rhett Butler.

When somebody talks about home, you have to listen carefully so you know exactly which one the person is referring to.