Children are the most wonderful audiences. What's struck me most is that that they watch it so silently, until the end when they shriek and shout and clap.

I have a nervous breakdown in the film and in one scene I get to stand at the top of the stairs waving an empty sherry bottle which is, of course, a typical scene from my daily life, so isn't much of a stretch.

I`ve realized that in all the great stories, even if there`s a happily-ever-after ending, there`s something sad.

I think people say you shouldn't work with children or animals, but you must only work with children.

When husbands and fathers leave, their wives and daughters tend to value themselves less as a result.

I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them.

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