My mother always said to me, 'You're going to have to work harder and have to be better, and you can't take no for an answer'.

Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin.

The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.

Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.

I chose a sunflower because when darkness descends they close up to regenerate. But I really wish I'd never had the tattoo in the first place. Clean, clear skin is always better.

I'm not sad at all about turning 40.

What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.

There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relentless in your approach.

Sexiness is a state of mind - a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments.

I am a hopeless romantic. And I won't stop till I get it right.

Beauty is not just physical. It's about what you stand for, how you live your life.

I'm writing the book to a children's musical. I got a note from the producers saying, "Can't you make it campier?" So now, I'm trying to determine the camp sensibility of the average eight year old.

The more melodies and chord changes, the less good it is for the clubs, but the better it is for radio, because it makes it really emotional.

If we just create and don't think about what might happen, that's when we're going to get into trouble.

Jesus Christ tells us that a man cannot be wrong if he argues towards God from what he finds best in himself.

Do not wish evil for others. Do not speak ill of others. Do not obstruct anyones activities.

When writing a novel, I'm not smart enough to know how to foreshadow something if I don't know what it is.

I'm not one for sightseeing or going around the shops when I'm on holiday. I do enough shopping when I'm at home, and like to have a complete break when I'm away.

We will be producing supersonic planes which will go far, far faster than Concordes. New York to Tokyo could be less than an hour. You could be traveling at 19,000 miles an hour orbitally.

When intimacy followed love in Italy there were no longer any vain pretensions between two lovers.

Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on.