I used to say that theatre was my favourite thing. But the more I do film, the more I appreciate it.

People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals.

I feel as though my life is bathed in golden sunlight. And the really wonderful thing is that I know it.

Actually, I'm looking forward to being 50. Because to me, that's when a woman is at the pinnacle of her femininity and her womanhood.

Every time, at any point of my life, I think now is always the best age to be.

I think change is good because it teaches you that it's nothing to be frightened of.

It's what people create that makes my heart stop.

A script is only as good as the director who's making it.

I think it's very important not to grow up with the unhealthy amount of attention that is sometimes put on people because they are 'actors'.

Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful, That's what it requires. That's not true of film: the camera does lie.

I'm a very positive person. My grandmother taught me that happiness is both a skill and a decision, and you are responsible for the outcome.

Suffering is also one of the ways of knowing you're alive.

All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection.

I think we should all hope for a Russia that is successful, where its people are employed and the economy is growing and they are having good relationships with their neighbors.

Earning a lot of money is not the key to prosperity. How you handle it is.

You can find out a lot sitting in the barber's.

Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you. When you occupy it, step into it consciously, you live it.

Let my body dwell in poverty, and my hands be as the hands of the toiler; but let my soul be as a temple of remembrance where the treasures of knowledge enter and the inner sanctuary is hope.

The good thing about 'SNL' is that it's the same people every week that you're working with, and we've all become so close and tight because we've worked together so long and so closely together.

On the Sabbath- we are reminded that we are not human doings, but human beings.

I will paint for money any time.