I think that if you keep your eyes and your ears open and you are receptive to learning, there are skills you can get from any job at all.

In Britain, it's almost as if we're ashamed of having ambition and drive.

The trouble is that as women we try to take care of everybody else before we take care of ourselves.

I started off doing live TV, so I kind of learnt that if I get myself into trouble, I get myself out of it.

One of the big weaknesses of the Conservative Party is not just their ignorance of and lack of effective response to the cost-of-living crisis but a more fundamental error about what makes for success in the 21st century.

The 'cash for clunkers' program was a big success in part because it gave people the sense that the economy was moving.

In my early twenties, I got the basics covered. In retrospect, one of the great things about success is that I never really had to work in a factory full-time. So that's a blessing.

Yes, I have used my success to bring goodness to the world. Because I'm an actress, and I'm on someone's favorite show or whatever, I think maybe they will listen to me. I feel there's a responsibility to use that platform wisely.