I'd rather play a character that was really, really different to me as to someone who is quite close to my character.

My mother is looking forward to it even more than me! I'll be showing her the bright lights of New York.

I'm going to change my image - backward caps, the lot.

If young children boo me, that makes my day.

I like a funny girl. Smart. Talented. I like someone who is good at music - that always intrigues me.

Knowledge will not be acquired without pains and application. It is troublesome and deep, digging for pure waters; but when once you come to the spring, they rise up and meet you.

I started my own record label.