When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.

If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush.

It was my father who taught me to value myself.

I want to do something where I play Judi Dench's younger sister or daughter.

Funny how women are ashamed of their inner fairy whereas men are forever proudly displaying their inner cowboy or fireman

In actual life I am a grumpy old bag.

It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.

The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero.

I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.

Any people whose lives are about the way they look, whether it's fat or thin, are in a dangerous area.

I've never disliked myself, and my weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem.

If you are gonna wear it, you need to own it.

sleeping beauty/trips me with a frown

Political disagreements have the colour and fragrance that normally is seen and felt in a political bouquet, while remaining united on one issue that democracy is the future of Pakistan.

One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don't know what's going to happen next. Do you?

When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of

Vigorous let us be in attaining our ends, and mild in our method of attainment.

If it were true that children mimicked their teachers, you'd sure have a helluva lot more nuns running around.

Donald Trump was not a businessman to be admired, but an example of what's wrong with discriminatory corporate America.

Nothing is more anti-semitic than Zionism

When we accept dismissive judgments of our community we stop having generous hope for it. We cease to be capable of serving its best interests.