In terms of 'Solaris,' I didn't really think about the religious aspect an awful lot. There's one scene at a dinner party, and it's discussed, but it wasn't an overwhelming theme for me.

I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive everyone around me mad with the repetition.

I always keep myself busy. I'm writing. Or I'm creating something. Or I'm doing stuff with the kids. I'm up incredibly early in the morning; I go to bed incredibly late at night.

I have a massive divide between being a competent human being and being completely hopeless, when it comes to logic.

Scribbling things down is my therapy. I filter later.

I think it's incumbent on actresses to bring something else to the part which isn't in the script.

My stepfather introduced me to The London Library when I was about 18; the clientele has definitely changed since then, but it is still a wonderful oasis in the middle of London.

I feel awful for women who are trying to raise kids on their own, with zero income and no fathers present - that's single motherhood.

Death is final. No it is not just final, it's worse than that, it's diminishing: the dead continue to decrease, to occupy less space.

I happen to find motherhood a very natural state, but I know a lot of other people don't.

‎Determination, effort, and practice are rewarded with success.

My mouth could say goodbye, but not with my heart

Men prefer to believe that they are degenerated angels rather than elevated apes.

My dad was proud of himself when he farted. He sounds like he's strangling a chicken when he farts.

He caught her as if he were used to catching fainting girls, as if he did it everyday.

I find the less attention I pay to food, the healthier I am.

Well, if you don't have a flag, then you can't have a country. Those are the rules... that I just made up!

As with anything in life, when you have certain experiences at pivotal times, they shape you.

We need a great president who can lead us through the great challenges we face.

Whether you're rich or poor, life's still cold-blooded.