I was so afraid of upsetting people, and not being liked for saying something that was not to everyone's taste.

'Spice Girls' is about unifying the world - every age, every gender, everyone. It's woman power, it's an essence, a tribe.

The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.

I love being on the beach - it's my favourite place. I can chill out, read, listen to music, play with my daughter.

Becoming a solo singer is like going from an eau de toilette to a perfume. It's much more intense.

Step by step, the road is long, but at the end you can touch a star.

Being mean about other people isn't on my radar.

We hope for the future, then we reach for the past.

In school nativity plays I was always the bloody little donkey, I was never Mary.

It's important to learn to laugh at ourselves. Don't take life too seriously.

Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself.

You can't do traditional work at a modern pace. Traditional work has traditional rhythms. You need calm. You can be busy, but you must remain calm.

You don't have to have all this film stock, you can work faster, and you don't need a giant crew. It's great.

From my point of view, it's very refreshing to play a regular human being and not someone from another dimension. When I say "not act," what I mean is just to be as natural and as normal as possible.

Everything we experience-no matter how unpleasant-comes into our lives to teach us something.

Genius gives birth, talent delivers.

I don't see success as the goal. Obedience is the goal.

When 'I' replaced with 'We', even the illness becomes wellness.

When you're really tested, that's what shows you who you are as a person.

My films have always been considered the benchmark in action. I have a big responsibility to shoulder.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.