"Books and bottles breed generosity, and the bibliophile and the oenophile og through life scattering largesse from their libraries and cellars"

“It's nice to represent a woman who can be bigger than what you see as a typical skinny actress - being funny and desirable at the same time.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

“Deliberation is not a particular type of speech, but a political act of collective decision-making in consideration of consequences.”

“You can't be considered a great player unless you win Wimbledon. That's the way it is.”

“To simplify things down to their real essence, whenever things go wrong in our lives, whenever our plans go awry and the things we took for granted suddenly disappear, we have a very simple choice. We can either succumb to despair and assume the attitude of the put upon victim, powerless to change our fate, or we can decide to turn the tragedy into an opportunity.”

“The choice is yours. You hold the tiller. You can steer the course you choose in the direction of where you want to be - today, tomorrow, or in a distant time to come.”

“The Academy Awards for people in Hollywood is like the Super Bowl, the presidential inauguration and winning the NBA championship rolled up into one.”

Source : "Has The Academy Awards Turned A Page On #OscarsSoWhite?". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. February 27, 2017.

“When you like something, you should do it all night long.”

“The suicide bombers who struck London on 7 July 2005 killed 52 innocent people and wounded hundreds more. All of them must live with their memories. And the rest of us will always remember where we were when we heard that London had been hit by the worst terrorist attack in its history.”