I suppose the danger when you have a job that involves writing is you can be a bit isolated.

Women are to be valued for so much more than their sexuality. We aren’t merely objects of desire.

I was getting a lot of pressure from people in show business about my being overweight because of medication, I was on 200 mg of amitriptiline. When I said this to my doctor, for some reason she took me completely off medication and she didn't really supervise properly.

It's OK to assert yourself. Obviously, as a woman, I do experience the consequence of asserting yourself - you're not supposed to assert yourself.

People always complain, 'you never invited me to your wedding', but I prefer casual weddings.

I don't agree with this romantic fantasy that people who suffer from depression are more likely to be artists. I find that I am more creative when I am happy actually.

It's very hard to be perceived as a boss, and behaving like a boss or wanting to be treated like one.