The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester.

I'm a big handbag lover and will always have one with me.

I think if you have a good night's sleep, you can take on the world.

Kids hate anyone who is different.

When you're acting, you're escaping and hiding behind something. It's cliched to say, but there's a safety there.

My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.

I'm a real animal lover. I adore animals of all shapes and sizes.

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.

I love jewellery, but it's something I go through stages with. I have my go-to pieces that I will bring out and wear for weeks at a time.

I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.

I have to be careful not to do so many comedy airhead roles from now on. I've turned down a couple already.

Whenever Christ calls us, his call leads us to death.

Yet feminism has never killed anyone. Machismo, it kills every day.

Your level of your concentration decides the extent of the realization of your dreams.

Some people make enough, some people don’t, and it has nothing to do with their paycheck.

A king may be a tool, a thing of straw; but if he serves to frighten our enemies, and secure our property, it is well enough; a scarecrow is a thing of straw, but it protects the corn.

It is by a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that [people] are enabled to judge correctly of the past and to give a proper direction to the future.

Being honest with you, it's not the 'great' wall of China. It's an all right wall. It's the 'All Right Wall of China.'

Let no family go into eternity without having left their memoirs for their children, their grandchildren, and their posterity.

Preserve your energy - do not waste it on mediocre activity.

Helping those who have been struck by unforeseeable misfortunes is fundamentally different from making dependency a way of life.