Vera had also hated lipstick, Marzipan and Lutherans - excluding her husband, but not her late mother-in-law. Most of all she hated being governed by anyone or anything.

Believe it or don't believe it, Madame. But my feet are tired too. Bloody tired. Like a dead man's.

The only reason nice guys finish last is because they think they’ll finish last. You don’t win the race by walking around the starting line saying ‘I’m not going to win this race’.

Why the hell do women always have to bring back up? It's not as if I'm going to molest her at the opera.

Flowers are so inconsistent!

What we call happiness is what we do not know.

It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

I remember my mum saying to me, 'You can give up the violin - when you've done Grade 8.' Which is the highest grade, and the most unfair target ever. So I did all the grades, just to annoy her.

As a mom, I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.

Life's a short trip. You'll find out.