I like to sing along to Annie Lennox and pretend to be as sassy as her.

I must confess that I'm not a great reader. At the moment I'm reading my son's 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King and I've got a plant catalogue on the go.

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.

Wyndham's is a beautiful old theatre. The sensation on the stage isn't as different as you might think from the Royal Court.

People say there's a book in everyone but I'm not sure there is. There might be a pamphlet in me.

Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.

I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.

I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits.

I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls.

I took my children to see 'Son of Rambow,' about two boys who make a home movie with a video camera. When you have children, culturally you become involved in their life.

It is easier to fall off the ladder once you on top, the balance is being aware of your environment.

Life is a long failure of understanding, a long, mistaken shutting of the heart.

The soul was the first temple

When we rebuild a house, we are rebuilding a home. When we recover from disaster, we are rebuilding lives and livelihoods.

I waver between a cop-out agnostic and principled atheism

I always enjoy seeing Adam [Savage] in pain.

the wheel of fate crushes us all

How parents interact with each child as he or she enters the family circle determines in great part that child's final destiny.

My first memories of music were country music and Ronnie Milsap. Where I grew up, it was what you listened to. And anything else, you were somewhat out of place.

Oh, how easy it must be to be good when one has the power of doing good!