Girls go out together to see a chick flick or something. I loathe, I hate, chick flicks.

It has nothing to do with clothing or makeup. Just put your shoulders back and chin up, and face the world with pride.

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

I'm not a republican any more. Not so voraciously anyway - I'm not in favour of the concept of monarchy, but I do see the good in it if there's a good person in the role.

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

Women are always self-effacing and self-denying. There's a term that enrages me, and I always used to swear that I'd never play characters described that way. The term is "long-suffering."

Acting is acting, but acting is different in almost always every project, and very, very different in this context.