I like writing letters and receiving letters. It's a shame that we've lost the art of letter-writing and saving correspondence. I mourn that. Votes: 21
North Hollywood isn't actually Hollywood, it's in the San Fernando Valley... it's not the most glamorous part of L.A. Votes: 13
To me, the lyrics of the song define the kind of style it is. Votes: 7
We lack rituals in this modern world. Votes: 7
I love having the opportunity to explore a part for a great length of time, really get deeper and deeper into it, because you only have a chance to do that once or twice in a career. Votes: 6
I wasn't ecstatic about being pregnant - I wasn't somebody who actively wanted kids. Certainly there were no fantasies about nappy-changing. Votes: 6
I have a terrible sense of direction. Votes: 6
Well, I have a band, Sadie and the Hotheads, and we have an album that is already out that is available on our website. Votes: 6
I don't believe in villains - just people who channel their energy in the wrong way. Votes: 5
If I feel I can play a part I do everything in my power to try to play it. Votes: 5
That feeling of being 19 or 20 and 'hot' in Hollywood was so intense. Votes: 5
England as a culture has endured so much more than America has as a culture, so it's given them a different perspective. Votes: 4
So the English approach to show business and their work is more - and this is a big generalization, I hasten to say - but it's more, they work on it as a craft job. Votes: 4
In today's world, we all live with the burden of feeling that anything is possible if we're only clever enough, smart enough, work hard enough. Votes: 3
I miss sometimes the buzz of America. A sense that anything can change at the drop of a hat. In a way, it's an exhausting thing to live with. Votes: 3
I can't just sit around thinking how lucky I am. Votes: 2
By definition, an actor's life is a recipe for regret. There are always roads you could have taken. But I've lived long enough to realise that each road has its own rewards. Votes: 2
Now we have to contend with overstimulation and too many opportunities all the time, and too many decisions all the time. Votes: 2
I had reconciled myself to being happily out to pasture, a bit. Votes: 2
My father was an academic, an eccentric. He was a lecturer. Votes: 2
I've been in things that have impressed people and they've come up to congratulate you but in a kind of, you-must-think-you're-really-special way. Votes: 2
There is nothing in my life where I view myself as a 1920s person. Votes: 2
My job now is to work hard and learn all I can. Votes: 2
I wasn't ecstatic about being pregnant - I wasn't somebody who actively wanted kids. Certainly there were no fantasies about nappy-changing." Votes: 1
I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters. Votes: 1
I've got my private life - that's sacred - and I didn't have that before. Votes: 1
Most people grow up dreaming of going to Hollywood and some of them work and work and work and finally end up in Hollywood. Votes: 0
The way it works in Hollywood is that if you're hot it doesn't matter if you're right for the part or not, you're just offered it. Votes: 0
My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating. Votes: 0
It's peaceful for people to know how their lives are going to be, pretty much. Votes: 0
In London, I take the Tube everywhere. Votes: 0
It's very tough when two creative people are together. Votes: 0
I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s. Votes: 0
I've found acting on stage much more challenging than on screen. Votes: 0
I've raised daughters who are English, and I'm American, so they're culturally different to me, which is an unusual situation. Votes: 0