I've always been quite thrifty. I can't bear to spend hundreds of pounds on designer clothes. I shop in second-hand shops in Portobello Road and go to Sue Ryder.

As a child, I always chose a false nose and some face paint and a wig for my birthday.

I take my hat off to mums who have lots of kids. Anyone that says being a mum isn't a full-time job has obviously never had any.

I just wanted to be an actress. It never occurred to me that I could become famous, because I'm not one of those people who's automatically going to be the lead. I always saw myself as the mate.

My husband is always telling me: 'We're on holiday - we don't need to have an itinerary!' But I always want to see as much as I can. Sometimes, I come back from holiday needing a holiday.

I've made this conscious decision to tell people on the street when I think they're wearing something great. If more people did that, the world would be a better place.

Nobody is more individual than you, so be confident with who you are and what you have to offer because everybody has got things to offer.

Americans are so direct. They'd ask me, 'What's your five-year plan? Do you have a five-year plan?' I don't know what I'm having for my tea tonight let alone a five-year plan.

I still giggle when someone asks for my address and I say, Hollywood, Los Angeles.

I've reached a point in my life where going to the supermarket is a day out.

Mind you, if a blockbuster movie was offered, I wouldn't say no. I can do accents - I don't always have to be Scottish.

When facts give way to faith, then and only then have you unlocked the possibilities within!

I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile.

All alone by the telephone.

Ever noticed that no matter what happens in one day, it exactly fits in the newspaper?

I really hope that what we are doing inspires young Mexican girls not to be afraid to get involved in sports.

Lack is more in means, than in principles.

I did almost every job in the bank. It was real life, waking up in the morning, putting on a suit and tie and then having to go to work.

Empathy comes from being empathized with.

The human mind may perceive truth only through thinking, as is clear from Augustine.

Need is a low door which, when we must by stern necessity pass through, forces the greatest to bend down the most.