One of the great regrets of my life is that I smoked. If I could say anything to anybody starting out in life it would be, 'Whatever you do, don't smoke'. I have had to recover from that and been lucky that I have been able to stop.

Emma Watson is adorable in the extreme. She is such a lovely person.

I have nothing against romanticism. I'm all for it. I'm helpless in the face of romance.

I'm crazy about James Brown. I'm crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.

The way the elderly are treated, and in some cases warehoused and medicated, rather than nurtured and listened to, is distressing.

I'm not a royal family watcher.

I like being in kids' movies, and I like being in family movies.