Well, I met Sandy Bullock at an awards thing a couple years ago, and she said to me, “If I were gay, you’d be the one.” I said, “I’m there!”

I understand what it's like to come with your family, and to uproot yourself and come to another culture. You need a lot of support. People say, 'She's got her daughter; she's got her husband.' Yeah, but she hasn't got anyone else.

Let's stop feeling so guilty about global warming

I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them. I firmly believe there are books whose greatness actually enables you to live, to do something. And sometimes, human beings need story and narrative more than they need nourishment and food.

Anyone who tries to deny #ClimateChange looks a little bit bonkers.

Once you're a mom, you've been split into two people. It's like Peter Pan and his shadow.

The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look great, so that everyone looks forward to it.