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

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" I am so happy that I didn't have children. Well, you know, because I've had freedom. And I've so loved my freedom. "

" 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. "

" You can't control how other people see you or think of you. But you have to be comfortable with that. "

" 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 young and beautiful, you're paranoid and miserable. "

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

" I have never in my life found myself in a situation where I've stopped work and said, 'Thank God it's Friday.' But weekends are special even if your schedule is all over the place. Something tells you the weekend has arrived and you can indulge yourself a bit. "

" I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American actors to do that. "

" Two phrases I hate in reference to female characters are 'strong' and 'feisty.' They really annoy me. It's the most condescending thing. You say that about a three-year-old. It infantilises women. "

" People often ask me whether I prefer theater or film, and the answer is that I prefer the one I'm not doing: The grass is always greener. "

" 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. "

" I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production. "

" At the time of the Silver Jubilee, I was a grumpy anti-monarchist. I didn't celebrate and was appalled by the celebrations. In my idiocy, I missed out! I feel completely differently now compared with that time. "

" I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like. "

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

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" I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you were to take any woman back 40 years and say, 'Is this a world you want to live in?' They would say, 'No.' "

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" I don't get to play the same role over and over in different movies. The roles that I get to play are quite varied, which is great. "

" 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. "

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

" I've always found as an actress that the best thing to do in film or TV or theater is just to lose yourself in it. Think of the story, the character, the worlds we're in, and forget everything else. "

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" It's great to be queen! "