Emma Thompson

Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals. ”

Maybe I don't take myself so seriously any more. And I don't care how I'm judged. I'm past all that. ”

During an election, it's like they're doing my job: they're going around banging the drum for their party and selling their movie. You know, it's the same thing. ”

If you don't want women to do whatever they need to do then you must provide them with food, you must provide them with shelter and their basic human rights. ”

The trouble is it's very difficult to pin-point the most important thing because Aids affects everyone in different levels of society, differently and you have to respond to it differently. ”

I have to write for everyone. What really fascinates me is how you make films or make stories that can genuinely be shared by different groups. ”

It's not my fault that there is this gap between rich and poor, it is the fault of governments. I want a different world. One where I don't wake up thinking I'm so lucky to be able to feed my daughter. ”

We need men and women to sit down and talk to each other about sex honestly and openly. That would help us fight Aids so immediately. But our lack of communication is hugely problematic. ”

I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two. ”

British aren't really known for their physical loveliness but firemen, generally speaking, are gorgeous. ”