People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.

I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.

Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life.

I'm about as healthy as a person can be. I quit smoking seven or eight years ago.

I thought, I need to reinvent myself. I want every day of life to be wonderful, fascinating, interesting, creative. And what am I gonna do to make that happen?

If you just work on your upper body, you're not going to be a full-range dancer or performer. You've got to work in all directions as much as you possibly can.

Sometimes I think candor is the only kindness.

Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.

Scripts are kind of a bare bones type of reading material.

I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.

we exceeded expectations just by turning up for the exams." - George Weasly

On the back benches, you can have your say but no power to do anything.

I think all phases of one's career are serious if you take it seriously no matter if you are doing high profile dramatic pieces or not.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

Of all nature's animated kingdoms, fish are the most unchristian, inhospitable, heartless, and cold-blooded of creatures.

Wearing a dress shows I can be as feminine as I want. I'm a heterosexual...big deal, but if I was a homosexual, it wouldn't matter, either.

Behave simply and hold on to purity.

I don't care about politicians.

Y'know, every relationship is different. There are good marriages, bad marriages, connected partners, unconnected partners.

We must cultivate our own garden.