With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.
I remember reading the script for 'Dangerous Liaisons' and thinking that I could quite happily spend the rest of my life watching this film; the story and the writing were so wonderful.
I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth.
I am quite sensitive to politics, because you know, as an Arab, an Iraqi, all your life, you are very conscious of it.
You see, I am a poet, and not quite right in the head, darling. It’s only that.
I was working on 'Harry Potter' while I was growing up, and the attention it brought me made me feel quite isolated.
I can read a lot of French newspapers with Google Translate and have them read quite comfortably.
I was a pin-up girl. I did it for 30 years and, quite frankly, it gets a bit boring.
I think if I took therapy, the doctor would quit. He'd just pick up the couch and walk out of the room.
I don't expect people to get me. That would be quite arrogant. I think there are a lot of people out there in the world that nobody gets.
I'm not in any rush. I'm not somebody who, if I write a song, I get it out. That's not something I've ever really quite done.
I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them, like most people. And quit, like most people.
When I was a teenager, I got into SF, quite heavily, and that too has had a major impact on my writing.
I think I was affected quite a bit by musical and creative influences that go all the way back to my childhood.
Kindness suits you." "Really? I think I'm quite allergic to it.
I'm quite a rational person, but I'm drawn to the irrational. I love coincidences, and I like to question that in fiction: 'Is this random, or is there something working underneath?'
I was one of those kids who was always seeking the truth, and I first looked for truth by reading novels. It took quite a long time for me to realize there are better ways.
I haven't appeared on stage in quite a long time and I don't have any immediate plans to do so, but I'm always interested in going back.
I loved being Maleficent. I was quite sad to put my staff down and put my horns away because somehow, she just lives in a different world.
To catch a wave, to stand up - it was just life-changing. There was nothing that even came close. I quit playing all other sports - by the time I was eleven, they were toast.
It is quite different, but I love doing a series because you get to live with a character for a much longer amount of time. And the other aspect of it is that you have a steady job.
