Don't write about what you know - write about what you're interested in. Don't write about yourself - you aren't as interesting as you think.

You're so calm and quiet, you never say. But there are things inside you. I see them sometimes, hiding in your eyes.

It's those little daily incidents of life that are dramatic, and if you put a frame around it , suddenly they become much bigger and much more important than you ever imagined.

It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.

I find that when I come out of the library I'm in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken away from the distractions of life.

He saw things in a way that others did not, so that a city I had lived in all my life seemed a different place, so that a woman became beautiful with the light on her face.

As I get older, I use less jewelry - necklace or earrings each morning, not both; my clothes are getting more basic - fewer colours and simpler cuts; and my make-up is stripped back to basics.

The sign of a masterpiece: A painting when there's a lack of resolution.

You know I don’t listen to market gossip,” she began, “but it is hard not to hear it when my daughter’s name is mentioned.

I have consistently loved books that I've read when I've been sick in bed.

I had walked along that street all my life, but had never been so aware that my back was to my home

Aversion to change is denial of destiny.

I slept so long and hard that when my mother woke me the next morning I was a stranger to myself.

In England, 'Doctor Who' has always been considered a children's show, at least by children.

When you're really considering all the qualities of food, purity is right there at the top of the list. I'm unwilling to eat food that has been adulterated.

If monotony tries me, and I cannot stand drudgery; if stupid people fret me and little ruffles set me on edge; if I make much of the trifles of life, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

I can't claim I'm truly a man's man, I'm just as much of a dork and a crybaby sometimes as anybody else.

This is why true beauty never strikes us directly. The setting sun is beautiful because of all it makes us lose.

It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss; volatile spirits prefer unhappiness.

I love being a mom. Being a mother is my favorite thing ever.

I can say I love working with women. Film is a man's world, and I really appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with women, especially young women.