I tell people that I'm a Christian, but I don't think it's giving an insight into who I am or what I'm about.

Middle-aged women on telly is a bit of a hot topic - before, we were 27 to 37, and now we're 40 to 50. You do notice as you get older... you go past 35, and suddenly you're playing baddies.

I'm very devoted to my kids - I'm completely blind to their faults.

I don't leave London, really, and I don't do theatre, because I want to put the kids to bed.

Obama sees everything backward. Where Americans see individual achievement, he sees government's work. Where we see failing companies, he sees innovation worth subsidizing. Where we see the need for economic growth, he sees a need for higher taxes.

I've learned from being in the woods that titles don't mean much and that actions speak a lot louder than words - even in Congress. I always look for the people who want to act - people who want to run the river or climb the mountain - even if they're not members of my political party.

Sen. Obama comes from the old Chicago machine politics and has never taken on the special interests in his party on a major issue ever.

The conservative movement is about government playing its important yet limited role, and about not falling into the trap of believing that every problem has an exclusive government answer for it.