We are all so much more complicated than we allow ourselves to appear.

Sometimes being a good mother gets in the way of being a good person.

Time is a cruel thief to rob us of our former selves. We lose as much to life as we do to death.

Though my own life is filled with activity, letters encourage momentary escape into other lives, and I come back to my own with greater contentment.

There is nothing like champagne to ensure sweet dreams.

Meditation is act of thinking purely.

Movie queens diffuse into Cinema haze, while libertines read pornozines in street cafes.

Never, ever give up. And smile

You can be walking down the street for a chat, but until you've got the selfie out of the way, people aren't ready to talk.

Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.

I find I use the Internet more and more. It's just an invaluable tool. I do most of my research on the Net now - and certainly do the bulk of my communicating through email.

Knowledge does not advance practice. Rather practice advances knowledge.

I would say critically of myself that I am somebody without secrets. Sometimes acting depends on you having a secret. I don't think I've ever had that.

Hang up the phone on a vampire, the definition of carefree.