My dad's Russian. My mother's English. I would say my bottom half is Russian.

Women have got to stop being polite. If I ever had children, which I don't, the first thing I'd teach a girl of mine is the words 'f - off.'

Being powerful is so much more interesting than being beautiful.

You write your life story by the choices you make.

It has nothing to do with clothing or makeup. Just put your shoulders back and chin up, and face the world with pride.

Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be.

When you're 16, 30 seems ancient. When you're 30, 45 seems ancient. When you're 45, 60 seems ancient. When you're 60, nothing seems ancient.

I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like.

Parkinson's is a slow but inevitable process. It's hard living with it on a daily basis. The difficulty facing people with it is that they never quite know 'Can I or can't I do this today?'

I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses.

Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can't run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are.

There is always time for another last minute

Source truth exists in greater abundance outside of the symbolic system of words.

Lightning doesn't strike through a cave

You know we're all going in the same direction or at least trying to. So we need to live together get along together and give each other enough space to be comfortable on that road.

I was part of a generation that changed the world - and it was taken over by poseurs.

When you hear of a notorious sinner, instead of thinking you do well to be angry, beg of Jesus Christ to convert, and make him a monument of his free grace.

I think there's a far more general audience now because I've done more populist stuff on telly.

Segregation is that which is forced upon an inferior by a superior. Separation is done voluntarily by two equals.

This is classic when you begin thinking about what is a great founder is, you navigate what is apparent paradoxes.

You can't just keep doing what works one time, everything around you is changing. To succeed, stay out in front of change.