I think it's very empowering to be able to have a career and to be a mother. It gives you an amazing sense of self.

I am a control freak.

I always go to the Cannes Film Festival and it's just such a glamorous time.

Bridesmaids are never going to upstage the bride.

I love vintage and prints.

I'm actually an incredibly disorganized, messy person.

Sometimes if I can't sleep and I am up in the night, I will start researching things - it could be an image I've seen, or a book I am reading.

My great-grandfather was in the army in India, and we have photographs of my family there in full Victorian dress. They're incredibly romantic.

My wedding was at home, so I didn't really want to wear a veil in my house. Instead I wore a lot of diamond hair clips. They were brooches, actually, designed by Lorraine Schwartz.

I look much more civilized than I actually am.

I enjoyed studying costume, learning about the corsetry and the historical context of fashion. I never had any real intention of being a costume designer.

Ah, but I was so much older thenI’m younger than that now

Never mistake arrogance for intellect.

I can do a good roast with my eyes closed. I'm amazing with gravy. That's my speciality even other people ask me to do gravy at their house. I'm very proud of my gravy.

If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you'll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!

It's not like you get up on stage and you're immediately a genius. It takes a long time. So, don't be discouraged.

I took a lot of writing courses.

No great television show has ever rested on just one person. They're all about great ensembles and storytelling.

Whenever anything changes and quits its proper limits, this change is at once the death of that which was before.

Isn't it amazing that the God who is in total control of this universe will take time out of His day to hear us pray to Him?

I took my writing seriously, and it seemed to pay off.