I'm more contented and at peace with myself now than I was as a box-office queen. I'm less uptight. I've even reached a stage where it doesn't shatter me if somebody prints something bad about me.

The film industry is a cyclical business. Even musicals are coming back.

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.

Of course, you can say it backwards, which is dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirupus, but that's going a bit too far, don't you think?

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

Dear Lady Gaga , thank you for the wonderful tribute. Oh my god, it really warmed my heart!

When in doubt, stand still.