And the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist.

For me personally, everything is on a kiss.

It's really important to draw the line on what we do as actors.

I've always chosen incredibly different roles and things that are quite offbeat. That way you're not limited.

You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I'd never let that happen. If it does, I'll go and live on a desert island for a year.

These women need to feel that we're all aware of what they may be going through, to give them the confidence to speak out.

It's so important to raise awareness of this problem that continues to affect 1 in 4 women at some point in their lifetime, regardless of career, wealth or background.

I have the most lovely, healthy bouncing baby, she was all very compact and the right size.

When I was younger I thought I'd meet the man of my dreams, get married and have a child, but it all went higgledy-piggledy. Never say never, though.

When you're given something new, it's always exciting 'cause you're the first one to do it. You're not having to live up to any expectations, or be compared to anyone who's ever done it before.

I've been onstage once for one performance with four days' rehearsal.

THERE is no frigate like a book/ To take us lands away...

The roots of any evil deed can be traced to the perpetrator's refusal to experience pain.

I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great.

If you get into the habit of being quick it is just as easy as being slow.

OF COURSE I'd like to be the ideal mother. But I'm too busy raising children.

[Marco Rubio] you're a lousy businessman.

The schizophrenic is drowning in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight. Edgar Cayce made the same observation in his readings

Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel.

I don't like to get bored and don't like to repeat myself.

What we know is not much. What we do not know is immense.