I don't want to massively slag off Marvel, I don't. Because they have just employed a woman to be their superhero, and so hallelujah.

It sounds trite, but I like telling stories.

There are people all over the world who like to write fan letters in the voice of their pet: 'Hello, my name is Fifi and I'm a labrador and I think you're great. Paw paw!'

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

As a child I loved ghost stories.

If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline.

A floor length backless black sequined dress would be my dream dress. As for my dream date - that would have to be a young Marlon Brando!

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

I always look for contradiction in a character.

A good piece of art raises questions.

Sometimes I can spend months doing things to make sure that my instincts work correctly, but ultimately it's still instinctive.

If you understand or if you don'tIf you believe or if you doubtThere's a universal justiceAnd the eyes of truthAre always watching you

I'm a very simple person. I don't use computers.

I'd like to do a lot of things - whether in design or architecture or business.

There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives.

My fashion philosophy is, if you're not covered in dog hair, your life is empty.

Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of curiosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it.

We were U.S. Marshals. We hunted and killed the monsters. We did not run from them

I grew up in the Ukraine 'til I was about 7, and then I moved to L.A.

One pain is lessened by another's anguish.

After a desperate fight, to know to congratulate your opponent, if he has beaten you, to shake his hand and go for a drink with him, in my eyes these things are particularly important.