Just living is not enough, " said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

I'm not at all the sort of woman who kisses strange dragons when she comes across them.

lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.

I must always have a clear image of the form of a work before I begin. Otherwise there is no impulse to create.

God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where stuff is exploding you'll know I've lost all my money.

Friends come and go but I wouldn't have thought you'd be one of them

When I start to write something, I suppose I want it to change me, to make me into something not myself.

If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.

I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective.

In a world full of audio visual marvels, may words matter to you and be full of magic.

I'm not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free.