The two cities I've found very hard to leave in my life were New York and Buenos Aires.

Oh my God, I could watch Jennifer Coolidge for hours.

London is the most multicultural, mixed race place on Earth. And I love that. I grew up in a neighborhood in London where English wasn't necessarily the first language - maybe because of that, I love to travel. Every penny I've ever saved has been spent on airline tickets to different corners of the world. I think that's partly from growing up in London. I've taken that bit with me - this ability to fit in with any culture and be fascinated and respectful with any culture all started from growing up in London.

You can win a talent show and be so famous that you can't walk down the street, but no-one knows you next Monday.

The greatest gift children can give you is that, for the first time, you're not the center of your own universe.

There's a history of English literature where the best boils to the top, and Jane Austen stands right at the top of that.

I think that America has an obsession with history, really.