I'd kill myself if I was as fat as Marilyn Monroe.

Being English, I always laugh at anything to do with the lavatory or bottoms.

I certainly don't want a child of mine to be famous, or anyone I was very close to who isn't yet... It's the worst thing to be trapped in your house not be able to leave.

I keep getting these extraordinary letteres, really weird ones from American sports stars - I've always thought you were one pretty lady and now that you're single I want to meet you for a drink.

A bit of lusting after someone does wonders for the skin.

I'd kill myself if I was as fat as Marilyn Monroe.

I've always wanted to be a spy, and frankly I'm a little surprised that British intelligence has never approached me.

I was completely loyal and faithful to Stephen throughout this time as, indeed, he assured me he was to me.

I would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I think that civilization as we know it would kind of break down if we all were completely honest.

Nothing irritates me more than chronic laziness in others. Mind you, it's only mental sloth I object to. Physical sloth can be heavenly.

I am a terrible mixture of being organized, controlling, but chaotic. My desk is monstrous.

I didn't have a cup of coffee until I was 27.

I feel like a semi-single mum.

I have always been attracted to Australians and Australia.

I love moving. I love new houses. I'm always looking for somewhere else.

I think, if you were being cruel to animals, then the thought of eating them would be horrific.

I'm not going to launch a bikini business and then give up bikinis, am I?

I'm pretty nice. I'm far from an ax murderer. I've never been mean to anyone in my life.

I'm very attracted to Indians.

In America uniformed cops eat in coffee shops, diners and restaurants and I always feel safer having them around.

It took me six years to be comfortable modeling a swimsuit.

It's definitely part of my job description not to be too fat.

Spending time outdoors makes you feel great.

The only meal I have is dinner.

We all need to relax more, but I don't find it easy.

What I really, really want to do is pre-packaged meals. Fabulous versions that are delicious, healthy, not too expensive and very low in fat. So, that's my big dream, because there's a massive hole in the market for that.

You know, you want to be a success. You want people to know who you are.

Art: If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy.

Any psychologist will tell you that healing comes from honest confrontation with our injury or with our past. Whatever that thing is that has hurt us or traumatized us, until we face it head on, we will have issues moving forward in a healthy way.

When you makes movies, you usually make good money. But it is also a very tough job. Once you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life. And it is never a job from nine to five.

My father always told me that story was first and foremost. We would watch not just his films but a lot of classic American films. My father was a great David Lean fan, and David Lean's one of my favorite directors. We would discuss films endlessly.

The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds.

I stole a piece of the chess set on the first film. I took a piece of the treasure out of Bellatrix's vault on this film. And I've taken my wand and I've got my cloak.

I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues.

She's not wearing makeup so her face just looks like skin.

Boundaries are the lines we draw that mark off our autonomy and that of other people that protect our privacy and that of others. Boundaries allow for intimate connection without dissolving or losing ones sense of self.

You wander from room to room Hunting for the diamond necklace That is already around your neck!

Everything I discovered was new and most of it was really valuable.

If we're going to run for points we need to run in the top-five every week.

Some museum boards think that choosing an architect can be reduced to a science, but it comes down to a matter of taste, pure and simple. A shortlist of prospective designers speaks volumes about the likely outcome. If the candidates' styles are too divergent, the search committee doesn't know what it wants.

On Day One, a start-up is a faith-based initiative built on guesses.

If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq.

You think you're in another civilization, another time, and then you see antennas coming out of these hovels, and your mouth falls open when you see the descendants of the Incas shouting 'Columbo! Columbo!'

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

I don't let anyone's insecurities, emotions, or opinions bother me. I know that if I am happy, that's all that matters to me.

I've been back to the Kansas City area a lot in the past. My sisters went to college in the area. My brother went to college in the area. I've got friends there, so there's some ties to the area.

Maybe it's because I'm a little naive, but I do like to think that there aren't really very many truly bad people in the world. I think that everybody has their reasons for what they do, and if you really look through their eyes, you could probably understand them.

I don't think any child could really be happy between five and eight away from their parents.

I just became what I call an 'anti-fascist novelist.' There is no word that covers both the fascists and the Communists, which mean different things to people, but of course they're the same: they're tyranny states.