Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period.

There is one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth - their lips move.

Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat.

As we have more women in power, so the plays and the TV dramas are reflecting what's happening.

When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation.

I don't think, until you've actually lost somebody you really love, that you can go through that door that allows you to be grown-up.

For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important.

The gym is where I get my chill-out time. I try to go six days a week, but when I'm working, that goes down to about three.

I think you have to relax about aging. What else can you do?

I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time.

So many roles for women demand that you make the audience fall in love with you or sympathise with you.

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.

That's what we did, didn't we, Audrey? We learned to be brave when it was easier to be afraid.

I look at this life as a puzzle without all the pieces in the box.

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.

When the state intervenes to insure the indoctrination of some doctrine, it does so because there is no conclusive evidence in favor of that doctrine.

There are too many stars and too few actors.

I always just wanted to be the singer or the bass player in the band. I'd love to have a band, where I was obviously the singer, but where it wasn't me, it wasn't my name.

Britain does not want a return to boom and bust.

Life is short. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly and love truly.

Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.