My mother was a domestic goddess and Mother Earth figure. She was sweet and placid - just what the perfect wife was supposed to be and I was determined not to be.

I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.

Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.

I've spent years when I've not been in the limelight at all and I'm perfectly happy living my life without being swooped on by paparazzi.

The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.

But I have had to give up certain things in my life. One is shopping. Two is lunch with the girls. Three is cocktail parties, and four is studying my lines.

The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.

It's no one's fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride?

I don't look my age, I don't feel my age and I don't act my age. To me age is just a number.

I'm extremely happy in my life. I consider myself to be very blessed.

Life is not life unless you make mistakes

It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.

I am the cause of all my upsets. I am my worst enemy.

Something about giving in without a fight felt wrong.

Death is not fearful. What's fearful is giving up.

We may think God wants actions of a certain kind, but God wants people of a certain kind.

Well, wouldn't it have been easier if she'd just asked me whether I liked her better than you?" "Girls don't often ask questions like that," said Hermione. "Well, they should!" said Harry forcefully.

Life is an X-rated soap opera.

Golf is tougher than my first wife.

Susie Lynn, the producer of those segments, goes in and lays all the voices over the video.

She can't help it,' he said. 'She's got the soul of a poet and the emotional makeup of a junkyard dog.