We have this obsession with broken homes. Everyone wants to find a problem with it, but not me. I had great homes. Both my parents remarried and I got more people to learn from!

It is our own arrogance and pride that cause pain. The more that we think that we can do anything, the less we realize our complete dependence on God, and the worse the pain becomes.

London is the most multicultural, mixed-race place on Earth.

You can win a talent show and be so famous that you can't walk down the street, but no-one knows you next Monday.

When we forgive someone, the knots are untied and the past is released.

All the rich families who used to own all the British estates have gone bust because their children have blown their money.

The major way to conquer fear is to make a decision.

As your act of dedication in this world you must finally surrender your own life to a life of service.

Oh my God, I could watch Jennifer Coolidge for hours.

There's a history of English literature where the best boils to the top, and Jane Austen stands right at the top of that.

Every penny I've ever saved has been spent on airline tickets to different corners of the world.

Nobody wants to believe that existence carries on without at least taking a stumble from their departure of this world.

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I do. I might add, perhaps even a touch of envy too, because of the solace.

I know so many people who actually just watch television on their computers now and don't even really watch their TV anymore.

Joy is the vital air of the soul.

A great way to learn about your country is to leave it.

I'm still walking around New York like a tourist staring up at all the skyscrapers. I wave at people, I shake hands, I help ladies with strollers.

I don't want to do just a liberal show.

As an artist you are free to use any image, any style, any idea from any culture and any period of history.

Sometimes I get lost in watching a film. The sorrow, or the frustration, is when it doesn't happen for a long time.

America's Older Americans add great value to our Nation.