I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school. I was always top of my class in composition, essays, English Lit and all of that.

I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.

Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.

I've spent years when I've not been in the limelight at all and I'm perfectly happy living my life without being swooped on by paparazzi.

The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.

But I have had to give up certain things in my life. One is shopping. Two is lunch with the girls. Three is cocktail parties, and four is studying my lines.

The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.

It's no one's fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride?

I don't look my age, I don't feel my age and I don't act my age. To me age is just a number.

I'm extremely happy in my life. I consider myself to be very blessed.

Life is not life unless you make mistakes

It’s a pity that majority of people on earth are either not measuring their lives at all or are measuring their lives by just one product a year.

Not being the sort to throw a book, she pounded her fist on her cushion.

Living well is the best revenge.

Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods.

Whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants.

I consider myself a character actor.

The American people deserve long-term, forward-thinking policies.

The best teachers are the best storytellers.

I want to help children in Serbia and around the world so they can realize their dreams.

It's like when you want to make a house... the technique is very important.