I may be the first actress to admit that beauty doesn't hold you back. I think beauty is a gift that you have to make the most of. I've worked hard at trying to look my best.

After Zorro, people spoke Spanish to me for ages. I'm Welsh but that movie instantly gave me a new ethnicity.

If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help.

I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful pants, head scarves, and sunglasses.

I do condition my hair with honey and beer. I smell like the bottom of a beer barrel for days afterwards, but it's very good for the hair.

For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end.

My mother always told me that no matter how late it is, you take your makeup off. Take it off!

I hated grunge. No one’s more feminist than me, but you don’t have to look as if you don’t give a - you know. You can be smart, bright, and attractive aesthetically to others - and to yourself.

Words impress me. If a man can speak eloquently and beautifully to me, I just melt on the floor.

I'd love to do a show in Vegas with drag queens. The tackier the better.

I eat like a horse - my mother still brings me Cadbury's chocolate from Britain; I do have a very healthy appetite - but I work out.

Bite me." -Lieutenant Eve Dallas, from any of the In Death books.

Money cannot eradicate poverty, only education can.

It takes only one word to hurt a woman, a matter of seconds, one stupid, impatient blow of the crop. But winning back her trust takes years. And sometimes there isn't the time.

You are always left with choice not chance

Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions.

You change the rhythm of the talk and respoonse and you change the rhythm between the talk and the response.

The tenacious character I've possessed since I was a small child propelled me to successfully meet this challenge, and I was able to safely gain acceptance to the university of my choice.

I'm not saying that it's wrong to make huge Hollywood films but it's just a different kind of feeling, a different sort of pleasure.

The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.'

Investing is not as tough as being a top-notch bridge player. All it takes is the ability to see things as they really are.