I Google'd Myself A Lot

I Am Very Proud To Be British. I'm Very Conscious Of Carrying My Country With Me Wherever I Go. I Feel I Need To Represent It Well.

Success Is Terrifying. Like Happiness, It Is Often Appreciated In Retrospect. It's Only Later That You Place It In Perspective. Years From Now, I'll Look Back And Say, ‘god, Wasn't It Wonderful.’

Growing Up In England, Of Course You Do Absorb Certain Ways The Royals Wave Their Hands And Carry Themselves. Like Most Girls, I Fantasized About Being Some Sort Of A Princess.

In The Old Days It Was Important, But Not As Important As It Is Today, To Keep Making Success After Success After Success. It's Terrifying Today. You Can Maybe Have One So-so Movie But You've Got To Come Back With Another That's Huge, If Possible, And That Must Be Very, Very Difficult For Young Talent.

Sadly I Don't Sing. I Missed It For A Long Time, But My Daughter Emma Said Something Wonderful When I Was Feeling Blue One Day: "mom, You've Just Found A Different Way Of Using Your Voice, And That's With Your Books." In A Way, She's Right. It's Just A Different Way Of Expressing What I Feel About Music, Individuality, Art And All The Things I've Always Loved.