I wanted above all else not to be like my mum.

It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people.

I don't know if you can change things, but it's a drop in the ocean.

I keep seeing myself in my daughter, and I see my mother in me and in her. Bloody hell.

Debate is so much better than denial.

It's getting better but men still earn more and there are more jobs for them. Ageism is a big thing. Parts for women disappear as you get older.

There were people asking 'Can women be funny?' People still ask that. It's like asking: 'Can women breathe in and out?'

Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn't have before I had one. They were a pain before.

I can understand why people get annoyed at being remembered for one thing, but a lot of actors aren't remembered for anything. I don't mind that.

When I think of the future, I think of doing my washing so I've something to wear tomorrow.

I couldn't watch Tom and Jerry. The cruelty was too much. I had all these strange images, of tiny animals, all mixed up.

Simplicity enables us to live lives of integrity in the face of the terrible realities of our global village.

To reflect God’s image is a lifestyle

I'm a chemistry guy. I believe you've got to play together to have a chance to win.

IMPENITENCE, n. A state of mind intermediate in point of time between sin and punishment.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

I always told Hitch that it would have been better to put seats around the set and sell tickets.

I'd like to be doing quality acting in a quality role and making as many people as possible happy.

The greater the kindred is, the lesse the kindnesse must bee.

Fashion is the healthiest motivation for losing weight.

Photography is not difficult - as long as you have something to say.