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.

My appearance has changed a lot over the years, but it has far more to do with how I feel about being a woman.

I think that my work is my attempt, I suppose, is to try and become a piece of connective tissue. I'm trying to communicate with people here and in America - in rich countries - about what I see on the ground in badly affected areas

The fact is that young people are going to have sex whether you like it or not.

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

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.

British aren't really known for their physical loveliness but firemen, generally speaking, are gorgeous.