Marianne Dashwood looks at gray skies and sees blue. That's all very well, and it's not something you ever want entirely to lose. But you must lose a little of it; otherwise you're going to get wet.

Laughter is a celebration of our failings. That's what clowns are for. And that's what I am.

When you buy Fairtrade products you can guarantee that the farmers who have worked hard to grow them get a minimum price. Fairtrade is a way of giving regular support - and enjoying delicious high quality foods at the same time.

I've a problem with the word charity because I think that NGOs, as I prefer calling them, really do take the work of moral and social responsibilities that ought to be taken on by governments.

Why do we wear them? They're so painful.

The flashbacks are parallel for me. You experience two storylines at the same time, and I'm not switching from one time to another.

Film is so much to do with perfection and how differently you can feel about someone at the beginning of the film and the end of the film.