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" I can't help being Christian because I was brought up in Britain, and the morality of Christianity is part of the fabric of this country. "

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" I have to say, without sounding like a total tosser, that everything I've learned in life, and that has taken me out of my natural interior life, has been with men. They exposed me to things that I wasn't aware of. I learned from all the guys. "

" My parents believed in education and economic security, and I thank them for it. Because I think that's part of what's made my life stable. It was instilled in me. You have to be able to pay your bills. You do not get into debt. And I never have been. "

" Flesh sells. People don't want to see pictures of churches. They want to see naked bodies. "

" I do think it's well over-time to have a female Doctor Who. I think a gay, black female Doctor Who would be the best of all. "

" When you're 16, 30 seems ancient. When you're 30, 45 seems ancient. When you're 45, 60 seems ancient. When you're 60, nothing seems ancient. "

" There isn't a King Lear for women, or a Henry V, or a Richard III. You reach a level where you can handle that stuff technically and mentally, and it's not there. "

" I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.' "

" I'm not strong-willed, actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do. "

" People become more interesting from about 25 - they develop character and their personalities come out. "

" I'm not a communist, of course. But I do think that everything is down to economics. Capitalism doesn't change. "

" It was never my intention to marry anybody. Economics are basically the only reason to get married, but I'm very glad I did it. "

" The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings of our lives. "

" My dad's Russian. My mother's English. I would say my bottom half is Russian. "

" I don't share lots of the phobias that horror movies tap into. I don't mind spiders or snakes or darkness. "

" I couldn't handle the rules the Queen has to live by at all, and very few of us could. It's a golden cage, really. You're never alone in that role - you are always surrounded by security. "

" I think a lot of my work has been a weird attempt to liberate myself, but it's not altogether successful. "

" All you have to do is to look like crap on film and everyone thinks you're a brilliant actress. Actually, all you've done is look like crap. "

" I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me. "

" It's a mystery, that thing about chemistry, because often people who hate each other in real life and hate each other on the set have great chemistry on the screen. And people who love each other in real life and love each other on the set have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever. "

" I remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe your 30s are a wonderful time. "

" I prefer the finesse of French humour. English humour is more scathing, more cruel, as illustrated by Monty Python and Little Britain. "

" I drink just as much tea when I'm in Los Angeles as I do when I'm in London. I take my tea bags with me wherever I go. "

" It's great to be queen! "

" I'd like to see a much more open Monarchy, myself. I used to think they were completely useless and we should get rid of them. I don't necessarily feel that way anymore. I'm still ambivalent, I still loathe the British class system, and the Royal family are the apex of the British class system. "

" What's great in the modern world is that it's becoming easier and easier for people to create without having access to large sums of money. They need access to certain technologies, but the cost is far less than it used to be. "

" Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of them. You're always learning. "

" The trick in life is learning how to deal with it. "

" We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be. "

" Painters hate having to explain what their work is about. They always say, 'It's whatever you want it to be' - because I think that's their intention, to connect with each person's subconscious, and not to try and dictate. "

" I don't believe that if you do good, good things will happen. Everything is completely accidental and random. Sometimes bad things happen to very good people and sometimes good things happen to bad people. But at least if you try to do good things, then you're spending your time doing something worthwhile. "