"With the schedule I created for myself, I saw a lot of times that others copied what I did. And if you copy somebody, you are always too late. And that was always my luck, that I never copied somebody, that I developed something new. And they were always one step behind."

“Whenever I hear the epistles of Paul read out loud in the liturgy, I am filled with joy... If I'm regarded as a learned man, it's not because I'm brainy. It's simply because I have such a love for Paul that I have never left off reading him. He has taught me all I know.”

“I think expectations might be preceding reality, ... In the long run we've got some real opportunity here, but we've come a long way too quickly. We may need to ratchet it back a little and set a new foundation to grow for the rest of the year, but continuing at this pace is going to be difficult.”

“You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.”

Source : "Sally Hawkins: low-key star with plenty to smile about" by Ryan Gilbey, www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2017.

“I love threats. They make great quotes. Is that recorder working, Irene?”

Source : Jayne Ann Krentz (2006). “All Night Long”, p.347, Penguin

“"Failure" isn't a word I really use. I am a very resilient person; I bounce back extremely fast, and I believe in myself and my talent as an artist.”

“Don't believe what anyone tells you about yourself.”

“Time never bears such moments on his wing as when he flies too swiftly to be marked.”

“This is what has to be remembered about the law: Beneath that cold, harsh, impersonal exterior there beats a cold, harsh, impersonal heart.”