“I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the...” — Samantha Bond Quote

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

Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.

My nickname is Bondy. But not because of the Bond films - it was my surname a long time before I did those.

'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked sense of humour.

My best friend is my husband.

Some people shun the idea of role models but I think it's one of the most important things people have in life - role models, to look up to.

In a sense, children who live on a farm become sophisticated, too - but about more important things.

Once I learned how to make an image 'beautiful' or whatever, that became shallow, so I began to only care about meaning and important things, or whatever that means.

Not the spectacular things are the important things - the unspectacular things are the important things, especially in the future.