I seize all opportunities with two hands. Everything that's happened to me has taught me to live in the moment as much as possible.
One of the few times I saw my mother cry was when Lennon died, and the other time was when Elvis died.
I feel lucky to be getting older. The fact that I made it to 30 and then 40 was big enough. So I can't get too down on getting older; otherwise, it kind of undoes everything I've fought for.
I'm good at keeping secrets.
Anonymity would be a fantastic umbrella. I don't like intrusion.
When I had cancer - of the colon first, followed by breast cancer and a mastectomy - my motto used to be 'Drips by day, Prada by night.' I felt that I had to grasp it in the same way as you'd take on any challenge.
At school, I always felt the art room was the place where you could sit and talk. It was a place of solace. I wasn't the best artist at school by a long shot; it was more the understanding and the support that came from that room.
I really have learned to live in the moment. I don't question things too much or try to project into the future. That's how life should be.
Britain can sometimes feel like a very small village, and you're this, I dunno, scarlet woman they're all gossiping about.
I think that, to be an artist, you have to have a big enough ego to believe that people out in the world want to see what you think is a good idea. And if you don't have that sense of ego, then the minute that idea goes into the world, self-doubt kicks in.
If someone looks genuinely interested and asks me a deeply personal question, I'll give the answer. I'm too open.
I went out of my way to try not to be an artist, because I thought I would end up leading a miserable, obscure life. I tried to escape it for as long as I could, until I had to admit at 25 that that was my path.
Seeing a new play in a first-time production is so exciting - when it's good, you want to shout from the rooftops.
I like Alexander McQueen's work a lot: he's always pushing boundaries, and he's rough around the edges.
Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors of our age; he's like Olivier. He's one of those people who can take you into a place where no one else can take you.
I've turned into one of those people who go jogging in parks that I used to hate.
In 'Fifty Shades,' seemingly, Christian has all the power and control - but actually, Anastasia does.
You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
I had two primary cancers, which was pretty unusual. And when I got the second one, people told me such terrible bad-news stories, they instigated fears that weren't there in the first place. I do remember with such gratitude one doctor saying to me, 'Two primaries? That's nothing. I've seen a patient with six.'
A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
