"I went through a mod and goth-phase when I decided that I wouldn't ever be the bronzed beach-bunny. I started going as pale as I possibly could."

“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”

“Help Kids Not Feel Alone And Stop Kids From Committing Suicide”

“I do not admire young actresses whose foreheads cannot move”

Source : "Why I'm moving to Europe". Interview with Sharon Krum, www.theguardian.com. January 17, 2006.

“The great object of life is Sensation - to feel that we exist - even though in pain - it is this "craving void" which drives us to gaming - to battle - to travel - to intemperate but keenly felt pursuits of every description whose principal attraction is the agitation inseparable from their accomplishment.”

“I would have every zealous man examine his heart thoroughly, and I believe he will often find that what be calls a zeal for his religion is either pride, interest, or ill-repute.”

“A true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.”

“I continue to evolve as a human, I see things differently everyday so it's sure my songs will continue to change and it's a really good thing. It's nice to listen to my music and remember why I made it.”

“Being a mum is something that's never bothered me too much. I have never felt a strong need to have children, but I am not averse to it either.”

Source : "'Being a mum has never bothered me too much but I love being an auntie': Julia Sawalha on kids, family and Ab Fab". Interview with Christine Smith, www.mirror.co.uk. July 18, 2012.