“Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When ...” — Samantha Bond Quote

Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.

If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.

Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.

I love Manhattan.

I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

There is a difference between executive producing and producing. Producing, you have no life for two years. You take everything personally, you want to kill everyone, you're depressed and angry, and then in the end you feel excited when it actually works. But executive producing, you can go home at the end of the day.

I had a very angry father and was disconnected from my family.

In 'Over the Hedge,' I played a bear, and I spent all this time listening to the sounds they make when they fight and mate, when they're angry or happy.

I am very angry, and you don't need angry politicians. You need politicians with great balance.