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“The fashion world is much more ephemeral than the film industry and moves at a faster pace, and it's got even more frenetic since the Nineties; more paparazzi hanging about and it seems to me there are even more fashion magazines.”
“Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it!”
“I watch TV all the time. Everything.”
“Everything I dared dream of has come to fruition. Which is not to say that I don't grumble with the best of them, but the wobbles have been way outweighed by the wonders.”
“I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so.”
“Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a great big motor of efficiency.”
“I would still like to go to the moon before I die.”
“If somebody crosses me, or if I love them, then it's pretty unequivocal; there's not much grey.”
“I like fixing things.”
“My father was an alcoholic. I come from a family of them, so it's genetic luck or malfunction that I've ended up with no enzyme that processes it. I literally can't drink.”
“Lena Dunham is an extraordinary woman.”
“I am a very judgmental person. Of myself and other people. I recognise it's a great fault, but I have no power over that.”
“It always depresses me when people moan about how commercial Christmas is. I love everything about it. The tradition of having this great big feast, slap bang in the middle of winter, is an essential thing to look forward to at the end of the year.”
“Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.”
“I've been on the 'Logan' movie set, which is a 300-strong crew of basically men. They had arms thicker than my thighs stuck together.”
“The ease and pleasure of a long marriage is like gold dust. You feel fed and sustained and that you're intimately known.”
“Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge.”
“I wrestle every opportunity with gusto.”
“Nothing is fixed or foolproof; I have no delusion about that.”
“My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama.”