The whole art of life is knowing the right time to say things.

I'm mainly an airport author, and if you're trying to take your mind off the journey, you're not going to read 'King Lear.'

We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important thing.

Women who start out as ugly ducklings don't become beautiful swans. What they mainly become is confident ducks. They take charge of their lives.

Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to do, and I still think that.

If I had my life to live all over again, I really think I would have been a fit person. Looking around me, I realise that the men and women who walked and ran and swam and played sport look better and feel better than the rest of us.

I remember watching myself on video and being so disappointed with myself because I was constantly moving around the place and laughing. I thought, 'I must be so much louder than I think I am. From inside it feels fine.'