War makes early risers of us all.

When people are feeling insecure about their jobs and there are cuts to be made, it's hard to put up an argument that the film industry needs funding.

I love 'Sex and the City;' I think I've seen every episode.

It's the gloomy things that need our help, if everything in the garden is sunny, why meddle?

Plenty of friendships are sustainable through dinners and lunches, but will not stand a week away. So be careful with whom you go on holiday.

Harsh reality is always better than false hope.

You see, in America, it's quite standard for an actor to sign, at the beginning of a series, for five or seven years. The maximum any British agent will allow you to have over an actor is three years.