Of course, yes, I watched 'Dora' growing up. I'm bilingual, and she's like my icon.

When advice is freely given, the receiver is free to use it as he or she sees fit.

There are all kinds of letters and protests that come from, not surprisingly, Japanese fishermen, the fishermen's wives; there are student groups, all different types of people; the protest against the Americans' use of the Pacific for nuclear testing.

In Bollywood, once an actor becomes a fairly established name, he or she usually starts taking things for granted.

She was short on intellect, but long on shape.

Britney would make a better prostitute than Christina. She's thicker.

She defaced my fly. And I've never been the same since.

I have a sister who is technophobic; she doesn't even use a computer.

She did not admire him any more than she had. It was merely that she considered him the Lesser of two evils.

My mother was pretty nuts, but she was also a character.

The Ashes have been hard, but you take the accolades when they come along.

When my mother left her second husband, she wrote her autobiography and presented it to him for his approval.

My favorite electric guitar would have to be my Duesenberg. I've named her 'Dolores,' and she sings like an operatic menace.

Dame Barbara Cartland was an endearing eccentric, and when I interviewed her, she wanted me to listen to her dictating to her secretary one of those romantic novels that she turned out fortnightly.

At 13, I was wearing plain t-shirts. Then I used to steal my mom's clothing. She had all these crushed-velvet shirts with French-cut sleeves. And, like, seersucker bell-bottoms.

She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.

Gaga is a gorgeous singer, and when she sings a great ballad, I get goose bumps.

I wanted to work with Cate Blanchett. She is one of the five greatest movie actresses of her generation.

As a publisher, you have no direct relationship with advertisers.

I'm a lot girlier than the roles that I play. I joke with Tricia Helfer all the time that she's my muscle.