I think a lot of my work has been a weird attempt to liberate myself, but it's not altogether successful.

I can't help being Christian because I was brought up in Britain, and the morality of Christianity is part of the fabric of this country.

I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

I believe in meditation - it's a good tool to centre yourself, but unfortunately, I'm too lazy to do it. It's very hard work, and I prefer to watch 'Nothing To Declare' on TV!

I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you were to take any woman back 40 years and say, 'Is this a world you want to live in?' They would say, 'No.'

You could build three hospitals with the cost of one film and I take that very seriously.