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Prince was one of the best people I've met. He didn't care about the big system. I was always like, at any time, Prince could write a No. 1 song because he's that talented, but he chooses to do what he wants. I respect that. He actually helped me through a lot of situations with his knowledge.

It's hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don't know me.

I am very insecure about my looks, and I always have been because of being mixed race.

A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time.

I don't think anyone knows as much about what's right for me as I do.

It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time.

I've got more in common with a three-toed sloth than I have with Winston Churchill. There is no easy comparison with any modern politician. The more you read about him, the more completely amazed you are about what he did - his energy, his literary fecundity, his ability to work - just unbelievable energy.

My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.

I always admire the French and the Italians who are very devoted to their marriages. They take them extremely seriously, but it is understood that there might be other visitors at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. You just never boast about. They never say anything, but that's what keeps marriages together.

It's very rare in life to be sure about something - particularly when it's an issue.

Something about teaching is curiously attractive, actually. I don't know what it is.

I used to dream about Gorbachev before he lost power. I'd go into a panic because I was meeting him, and I had nothing to wear. I'd ask my brother what to do, and he'd tell me to wear my dressing gown. I'd tell him I can't - it's too horrible. He'd tell me to wear his as well. So I'd meet Gorbachev wearing two dressing gowns.

I'm such a chronic relativist, I can't hold down a strong opinion about many things long enough.

When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next.

I don't hate L.A., but I'm nervous about becoming one of those people who has a ferocious interest in how films did at the box office that weekend and, you know, would want to meet for egg-white omelets in the morning.

I think that's the whole point of Bridget Jones. It's all about that it's okay to fail.

I think there's something unromantic about marriage. You're closing yourself off.

A free press is the cornerstone of democracy; there is no question about that.

I don't particularly like babies. I don't mind them for about four minutes. That's my max. After that I can't quite see what everyone's fussing about.

I'm manic about my schedule.

Lord Aberdeen was quite touched when I told him I was so attached to the dear, dear Highlands and missed the fine hills so much. There is a great peculiarity about the Highlands and Highlanders; and they are such a chivalrous, fine, active people.

I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy.

Always he had wanted to tell somebody about his life, but when he had tried, his confidante had looked at him.

We cannot live being obsessed with what other people think about us.