When I was growing up, because I was a bit overweight and boyish, I thought I wasn't attractive to the opposite sex, but I have since met lads from my school who said I just seemed unapproachable.

Male? Female? It's not always relevant to some people. They are who they are - they might not fit into a specific box.

There aren't that many great female roles in Shakespeare - none that I'd be desperate to play.

What is male and what is female? I don't always feel female.

As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy.

There's nothing glorious about war. There's nothing glorious about holding your friends in your arms and watching them die. There's nothing glorious about having to leave your home for 6 to 8 months while your family's back here and you're away.

Politics are always involved, even in my love songs.

The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it.