We are usually undone by our lack of understanding of ourselves.

I envy people who can think, 'No, I'm not going to work today' when they have a huge pile of deadlines stacking up.

To me, all success is a delightful surprise, since one can absolutely never predict it.

I don't think I'm an unkind person, I don't think my books are unkind, and I don't think my readers are unkind.

A lot of actors find it impossible not to ask for the audience's sympathy. They have a need to twinkle.

Lawyers are always confident before the verdict. It's only after that they share their doubts.

If you're supposed to be a 'personality,' then you might as well have a personality.