Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.

When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in.

I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter.

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.

A sense of belonging is a sine qua non of healthy psychological functioning everywhere. Such a sense, beginning in infancy and continuing throughout life, comes about by experiencing mutual empathy; by sensing oneself as part of a whole, which recognizes and accepts that one is a member.

Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.

I'm really honestly terrified about how much I should tell and how much I should still keep secret.