I am a single mother - that is the reality.

It was certainly a good death scene. I'm endlessly perishing in roles but it's a wonderful thing to be asked to do.

My parents never pressured me except to advise me against acting.

I suppose my life has always been about pleasing people, making sure theyre all right, doing the right thing. Then, suddenly, you have to face up to what you want and be honest about it.

I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.

Only out of great vulnerability do you discover what strength you have. Having a daughter who I love with all my being has helped me mine the source of that strength to previously unknown depths.

I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to be able to share your life - so that is a work in progress for me.

When I go into the garden, I forget everything. It's uncomplicated in my world of gardening. It's trial and error, really. If something doesn't work, it comes out, and you start all over again.

Who are you?" I asked as he turned and headed deeper into the cavern. "I am Fenrir the Wolf." "I'm sorry, did you say you're a wolf?

And, to be true, an enemy's lair is an enemy's lair, no matter how comfortable or fancy it might appear.

In Los Angeles, by the time you're 35, you're older than most of the buildings.

The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural and unaided productions.

I try to be classic without being mumsy.

The Web is functionally fantastic, but it's a tool. A terrific place to present information but not, at this stage, a tenably emotional location.

The arguments for purity of life fail of their due influence, not because they have been considered and confuted, but because they have been passed over without consideration.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Nothin'," Alex says. "We'll talk later, chica. It's not a big deal." "Don't chica me, Alex," his bride snaps. "I think she's gonna deck him," Ben murmurs, amused.