My dad is a big extrovert - he's a doctor - but he always loved [William] Shakespeare and he took us to tons of theater.

That external struggle mirrors the struggle of this life force of energy that [princess Margaret] was.

I watched tons of archive footage of princess Margaret and listened to the music she loved; that was really immersive and brilliant.

I started to really enjoy the fact that [princess] Margaret was an exhibitionist. Even on a day-to-day basis, Margaret's costumes were always so much more dramatic and bold than Elizabeth's were.

People are so much more fascinated by the royal family generally than in England.

I really enjoyed stepping into that side of [princess Margaret] and being silly and naughty and fun.

I would argue [princess] Margaret is the tragic figure of the century.

At the same time, [princess Margaret] had a fragility and an insecurity in who she was and her position, because her sister had always got the education ever since David [Edward VIII] abdicated.

[Princess Margaret] was always trying to radicalize things.

I watched her do speeches, but the only footage we could find of [princess] Margaret was archive footage, which was of her public presentation of herself.

[Queen Elizabeth] is just the granny queen! She's our granny queen who shakes people's hands!

To leaders, one trusted friend is better than ten well known betrayers

Only in the love of those who do not serve a purpose, love begins to unfold.

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.

It's easier to hurt someone and make them cry, than it is to dry their eyes.

To someone who could grasp the Universe from a unified standpoint the entire creation would appear as a unique truth and necessity.

I think if a woman is feeling aggressive, she should be aggressive and not hold back.

Media companies, under the guise of piracy, are asking congress to give them more control over fair use. Hollywood wants to control innovation.

American suffragist, speech "Is Woman Suffrage Progressing?" at Stockholm, Sweden Radicalism is a label that is always applied to people who are endeavoring to get freedom.

Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived.

It is in the love of one's family only that heartfelt happiness is known.