I remember stealing some pic n' mix when I was seven; when I got out of the shop, I burst into tears.

I am a hopeless romantic.

I have endless playlists on my iPod so will throw on, say, Bruce Springsteen or The Smiths, depending on what kind of day I'm going to have.

I just really think every job I do, I get this gypsy attitude to money.

You never think you're as old as you're ever going to get.

And it's as you get older that you realize that the things that make you strange are the things that make you who you are. And that's a lovely place to get to.

I've been told I make a very good brew.

Girls in scripts are often pretty but brainless, or geeky and no one likes them, so it's great to find richer roles. Chalk and cheese aspects of people are very interesting to play.

I don't know if I'm so righteous.

The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you.

There's a reason hobble skirts are called hobble skirts. You literally can't move very far in them.

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people

I want her sinful arms wrapped around me, bloodied and angry and triumphant in shame.

The thing about finishing a story is that finishing is really only the beginning.

A first kiss in the book stacks. Now that was romantic.

Walker's Law: There are few things made harder in this world by having money.

I can think of no greater God-given responsibility we have than that of extending a helping hand to our fellow man.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.

You [Hillary Clinton] are the puppet!

God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.

You can ask me anything you like about my work, but I'll never talk about myself.