Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

It is America that gave me so much in my life. It wasn't until I came to America that my life just exploded in so many ways. So for me, I think in a way, though I'm English, I've been living the American Dream and I'm eternally grateful to Americans for allowing me to do what I love doing the most.

Garry Marshall is a joy. I feel so utterly safe in his hands.

Leave every place you go, everything you touch, a little better for your having been there.

Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, ‘God, wasn't it wonderful.’

I think I'm one of the very lucky ladies.

All I care about really is writing something worthwhile for children, something that will engage them in some way and stimulates in them a sense of wonder.