And she [Margaret Thatcher] also had a sort of a way, like a railroad train, of going, taking a breath and starting quite quietly and making a point in a way that you don't really know that this point is going to be made through several examples, and there will be not be a break in the speaking voice at any point.

There are improbable things suspended in space, like the earth.

I love acting, of course, but being with my husband and my children always brought me the greatest joy and happiness in life.

I guess a normal woman would find it extremely enjoyable to wear fancy clothes. For me, I didn't enjoy it. It felt like a straight jacket.

I love Goodfellows and I love Nick Palleggi, but no, it's The Godfather, 1 and 2.

My own sense of well-being and purpose in the world. That comes from studying the world feelingly, with empathy in my work. It comes from staying alert and alive and involved in the lives of the people that I love and the people in the wider world who need my help.

What makes you different or weird, that's your strength.