I'm a huge admirer of Pope Francis and everything he stands for. I think he's an incredibly connected spiritual and authentic being.

I've got a vendetta to destroy the Net, to make everyone go to the library. I love the organic thing of pen and paper, ink on canvas. I love going down to the library, the feel and smell of books.

Whether you're a believer or not, I think there's a huge value in understanding the quality of redemption.

When I was offered the part in Shakespeare In Love a voice in my head said 'not another tights role!

From the age of about five to twelve I was very bad, a hideous little terror who beat people up. I was a member of a Rough Gang - we went around and terrorised all the pupils in school.

I love new writing, new blood, modern works by unknown writers.

I love life. I'm fascinated by human behavior because that feeds back into my work.

It takes years to establish yourself, and then you have one big film and everyone calls you an overnight success. You think, 'Christ, I've been sweating and crying for seven years.'.

I don't know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge.

Youth is a predominant factor. We are seeing a young King Arthur, and thereby a young-ish - as I'm into my 40s - Merlin. It was about how to tackle it, from that point view.

I've always believed that you shouldn't want to mend a broken heart, because that's someone you don't want to forget. Scars can be good.

Go beyond the boundary of conformity to find the true joy of life.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers.

...and the great advantage of being a literary woman, was that you could go everywhere and do everything.

Liberty is to faction what air is to fire.

See them demons and them omens staring at you, mind control, they want your soul. If he don't see a dollar, somebody visiting Satan

Dangerous principles impose upon our understanding, emasculate our spirits, and spoil our temper.

I've read a lot of bad books. I used to review books for a living, and when you're a reviewer you read tons of terrible books.

From my point of view, it is better to take the chance, having had nine jobs in 10 years, to recharge my batteries

Rincewind tried to force the memory out of his mind, but it was rather enjoying itself there, terrorizing the other occupants and kicking over the furniture.

Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.