“I've always worked a bit like a cook in a big restaurant, where you've...” — Peter Brook Quote

I've always worked a bit like a cook in a big restaurant, where you've got lots and lots of things laid out and you go and look into one cauldron and you look into the other and you see what's coming to the boil.

I never had a paying job that was not in theatre.

Never ask yourself what you have learned... only ask yourself what are the circumstances which are different from last year. In that way, you can apply last year's lessons.

To be violent is the ultimate laziness. War always seems a great effort, but it is the easy way. And false non-violence is also an idol.

No act of government can save the world.

It's a bit challenging at times to fit everything into my daily schedule, but I have a great team behind me, so it makes things a lot easier.

I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis.

I consider projects very deeply, but there's always a point in your life where there's a bit of randomity.

For me, I like to be a little bit tomboy but still look like a lady. Pretty tough. Or really, really, really pretty.

Winning Wimbledon in 2011 was a bit of a surprise for everyone, including me. It was like I was in a dream, and I didn't realise what it meant.