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

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.

Words are what make the song. I get a personal vision about what the lyrics are about.

If I'm reading about a river or the trees or the wind blowing or the stars at night, if you can hear that in the music in some way, you've wedded the two and your imagination takes off. To be able to hear that in music is really important.

Don't you get a swollen head. There's always someone who could come and do what you do, maybe even better, so be grateful and work hard.

I would like to make one thing quite clear. ... I never explain anything.

If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing.