Language is my bugbear. Everyone says things now like 'I was sat' instead of 'I was sitting', which just sounds so ugly.

We have this wonderful language and we don't appreciate it. That's old-fashioned me, but when I went to school, everyone had elocution lessons, not to sound posh but so you could be understood.

Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.

I think I'm a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn't want to live my life surrounded by other actors all the time.

We always had chocolates and my mother was careful to make sure they were unwrapped in advance so the paper wouldn't rustle in the middle of a performance.

Older people, who just happen to have been around longer, may not be cleverer than the young, but they have seen more.

Everyone wants instant everything, and they want instant success, but I always think you should treat things in the arts like a garden, and let them grow.

I don't feel 'vibes' when I enter a building - don't feel the previous owners looking down on me. But I do know when a place feels friendly.

So often actors only mix with actors, which is quite incestuous, and doesn't give them the insight into how other people work.

With a play, you do it and it's gone. Films always date. Television drama always dates. Television comedy, for some reason, seems to go on.

By becoming the embodiment of His will, we make God real in the world

Angels only care about what you look like on the inside. A pure heart is the vessel that contains a soul's true beauty.

Today is the day you've been waiting for.

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

The Fed's independence is critical.

When you're always trying to conform to the norm, you lose your uniqueness, which can be the foundation for your greatness.

We are being programmed by mental pygmies.

You meet a friend - your face brightens. You have struck gold.

Why would a married couple that lives together every day need to date each other? It's precisely because they live and sleep together.