A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz.

I think I may have failed at a lot of things, but the one thing I can say, and that I'm proud of, is that I am a good parent.

The unknown is always frightening.

Only when I came to America did I think of myself as British.

Older women know who they are, and that makes them more beautiful than younger ones. I like to see a face with some character. I want to see lines. I want to see wrinkles.

I never felt at home in London, because people were constantly telling me I didn't belong here, so after a while, you tend to believe that.

My mum made a conscious decision not to teach me any Indian languages so I wouldn't talk with an accent.