My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it. They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men so I thought I would be a writer instead.

I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back?

Having imagination it takes you an hour to write a paragraph that if you were unimaginative would take you only a minute.

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.

The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

I doubt that the imagination can be suppressed. If you truly eradicated it in a child he would grow up to be an eggplant.

Personally I would sooner have written Alice in Wonderland than the whole Encyclopedia Britannica.

I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack.

Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be interesting if...' And then do it.

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?

Throw in the humor throw in that personality try things you wouldn't normally try.

Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for a bit of humor.

I really wouldn't want to live in America. I found New York claustrophobic and dirty. I missed England when I was there simple things like smells and the British sense of humor.

I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a sense of humor.

Lesbian humor isn't trying to sell anything it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a lesbian onstage is still a very political act if it weren't more women would do it.

My legacy would be that you don't have to give up anything. You can be chic but have a sense of humor you can be sexy but comfortable you can be timeless but fresh.

If golf wasn't enjoyable and there wasn't a lot of humor and enjoyment even though the game is so frustrating you would wonder why you put yourself through it.

With humor it's so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy.

I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do.

I'm sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor but I've never met any of them. Nor would I be particularly interested in writing about them if I did meet them.

One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality.

People who know me they know I have a sense of humor I'm a bit of a joker a bit of a clown really and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy.

I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves.