I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits.

I like to sing along to Annie Lennox and pretend to be as sassy as her.

I must confess that I'm not a great reader. At the moment I'm reading my son's 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King and I've got a plant catalogue on the go.

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.

Wyndham's is a beautiful old theatre. The sensation on the stage isn't as different as you might think from the Royal Court.

People say there's a book in everyone but I'm not sure there is. There might be a pamphlet in me.

Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.

I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.

I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls.

I took my children to see 'Son of Rambow,' about two boys who make a home movie with a video camera. When you have children, culturally you become involved in their life.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers.

He who goes oftenest round Cape Horn goes the most circumspectly.

Two sentiments alone suffice for man, were he to live the age of the rocks - love, and the contemplation of the Deity.

Representational painters: loosen the grip of inflexibility! Abstract painters: tighten your hold on crafting your images! In both types of painting students need to unlearn what one has acquired.

If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong.

The last thing a fish would ever notice would be water.

I remember when I was 14, I went to race in Hungary, and I went to a concert, and they were playing Bob Marley songs, and I thought, "Wow, this guy is so special." It's Marley every time.

A hyperactive stock market is the pickpocket of enterprise.

You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.