That feeling of being 19 or 20 and 'hot' in Hollywood was so intense.

Well, I have a band, Sadie and the Hotheads, and we have an album that is already out that is available on our website.

England as a culture has endured so much more than America has as a culture, so it's given them a different perspective.

I like writing letters and receiving letters. It's a shame that we've lost the art of letter-writing and saving correspondence. I mourn that.

By definition, an actor's life is a recipe for regret. There are always roads you could have taken. But I've lived long enough to realise that each road has its own rewards.

Most people grow up dreaming of going to Hollywood and some of them work and work and work and finally end up in Hollywood.

I don't believe in villains - just people who channel their energy in the wrong way.

My father was an academic, an eccentric. He was a lecturer.

We lack rituals in this modern world.

I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.

I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.

I absolutely love genre movies. When I was a kid, I was really impacted by genre films and cult classics.

I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.

Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible.

The words the happy say Are paltry melody But those the silent feel Are beautiful-.

I think that taking ballet is one of the best things a girl can do. Period.

I wanted to create something really aggressive and psychedelic

... and what good is a baby?

If you had seen me back in high school, there's no way you would have ever said I would become an author or teacher because I was a horrible student.

The process of making music is more interesting to me than the end result. If I was a cook, I'd be more interested in cooking food than eating food.

I've never written a children's book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, 'Children's books?' Maybe it's something about my face.