Any person I idolise, or I really admire their work, I want to beat them... For me, going through my years, I made sure to idolise myself... So when you're in a race, you have to make sure that you think you are the favourite to win. You have to have that confidence.

Alia Atkinson

I am not sure how much good is done by moralising about fairy tales. This can be unsubtle - telling children that virtue will be rewarded, when in fact it is mostly simply the fact of being the central character that ensures a favourable outcome. Fairy tales are not, on the whole, parables.

A. S. Byatt

War Good Will

My favourite job hands down - and I think I can speak for everyone involved - was 'Breaking Bad.'

Aaron Paul

Very Think Thin

I'm happy to be in the centre for Wales - that's my favourite position and where I play my best football.

Aaron Ramsey

Where Wales T

I always have my Laura Mercier foundation and concealer with me, and I love the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks. My favourite is shade 08, because it's just such a lovely natural colour with just a bit of pink to it.

Abbey Clancy

Love Wit Ways

My favourite smell on a man is Lynx and Marc Jacobs.

Abbey Clancy

T Smell Rite

My favourite outfit was this black lace dress that I found in a vintage shop in Williamsburg, New York.

Abbey Lee Kershaw

Age York Williams

Srideviji is a powerhouse performer. She has been my favourite actor since my college days and to share screen space with her is a dream come true for me.

Abhimanyu Singh

Space Power Wit

Eddie Marsan is just my favourite actor of all time. I love everything he's been in, so it's a dream come true to work with him.

Abi Morgan

Work Time Love

What's my favourite food? One you order out.

Abigail Breslin

Food You T

I think when people ask me, 'Who's your favourite player?' it's hard for me to answer.

Ada Hegerberg

Your You Who

'The Burning Dark' needs a certain kind of soundtrack - something dark and moody, electronic, weird. One of my favourite bands is Ladytron, and I think they'd fit the bill quite well.

Adam Christopher

Well Weird UN

My favourite chant is 'you're just a fat Eddie Murphy.' When I heard that I could not stop laughing. I would prefer a 'muscular Eddie Murphy.'

Adebayo Akinfenwa

You Would USC

While shooting for 'Kaatru Veliyidai,' I was living my childhood dream of working with my favourite director. It was surreal and thrilling at the same time.

Aditi Rao Hydari

Work Time Working

'Atonement' is one of my all-time favourite movies.

Aditi Rao Hydari

Time Movies Men

Rose is the most beautiful flower - it and tuberose are my favourites.

Aerin Lauder

Uber Tube T

When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk around. I didn't want them doing me favours.

Agnes Macphail

Men Want Walked

Performing live is not my favourite. I am more of a recording person; I prefer to be private. I didn't mind doing videos, even if they came very close with the camera. I can take that, but walking on stage in concert and singing live, that is a bit difficult.

Agnetha Faltskog

Age Wit Walking

Deepavali is my 'favouritest' festival. More than Pongal or New Year's, this is the time we all come together as family and celebrate.

Aishwarya Rajesh

Time New Year's Family

Always use sun protection - my favourite brand is Image Skincare.

Aisling Bea

Car Age Ways

We always set ambitious goals in our group, and I have found that if you set your mind to it, you can do it ,and sometimes all the circumstances will play in your favour.

Ajay Piramal

Time Your You Can Do It

Salman is my favourite actor. In fact, I look upon the entire Khan family with great regard.

Akshaye Khanna

Vanity is my favourite sin.

Al Pacino

Parents don't reveal how often they have bitten their tongue, fought back the tears, or been too tired to take off their clothes after a day of childcare. The parent loves, but they do not expect the favour to be returned in any significant way.

Alain de Botton

Countries which favour openness and the mobility of skilled talent secure the development of more diverse and culturally rich work environments, a higher level of innovation, as well as entrepreneurship and wider international networks.

Alain Dehaze

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

Alan Bennett

My favourite restaurant is the Thai Corner Cafe on St Paul's Road. We go there all the time. I shouldn't really mention it - I don't want it to be chock-a-block.

Alan Davies

Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours.

Alan Greenspan

The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game. If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour.

Alan Lewis

My favourite pastime used to be sitting on a park bench watching people. But after 'Jagged Little Pill,' the eyeballs turned, and I was the watched one.

Alanis Morissette

They have to exist or not in their own right. I mean, with kids, you don't say, 'Which is your favourite,' or 'Which did you enjoy bringing up the best?'

Albert Finney

One of my least favourite gigs was a festival. There weren't many people there and they were all talking.

Aldous Harding

I've been happy from the start at Newcastle. It has been my favourite club ever since I was small boy in Serbia.

Aleksandar Mitrovic

In terms of the culture, you can't beat Japan. It's my favourite country. It's one of those places you never want to leave. I love the people, I love the food, and I love their fashion because they're not afraid to experiment.

Alesha Dixon

My favourite part... I guess it's my legs.

Alessandra Ambrosio

Every culture loves scatological humour. That's always a favourite.

Alex D. Linz

When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When I play out wide and maybe score a goal, that's my favourite position.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

My favourite books are Charles Bukowski's 'Post Office' and 'Women.'

Alex Pettyfer

You'll be someone's favourite, and someone else is going to hate you, aren't they? I know that I can't please everyone, but what I can do is be myself and be true to my values.

Alex Scott

My right-hand hit is my favourite.

Alexander Volkanovski

Tom Hanks is one of my favourite actors... I definitely want to work with him.

Ali Fazal

I love being a mom and having two kids. But I've had two C-sections, and I have suffered enough. That's my favourite mantra when it comes to motherhood.

Ali Wong

Any person I idolise, or I really admire their work, I want to beat them... For me, going through my years, I made sure to idolise myself... So when you're in a race, you have to make sure that you think you are the favourite to win. You have to have that confidence.

Alia Atkinson

My favourite movie of all-time is 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.' I love Kate Winslet.

Alia Bhatt

My favourite roller coaster is the Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Ohio.

Alice Ripley

More useful than beautiful perhaps, my favourite regular programme is 'Question Time'. And Charlie Brooker is just hilarious.

Alice Roberts

My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.

Alice Temperley

I love cooking and one of my favourite things to do with my husband is open up the refrigerator.

Alicia Silverstone

I love films that make me react emotionally and physically when you walk out of the cinema. Two of my favorite films however have got to be 'The Tree Of Life' and 'The Piano Teacher,' which also stars one of my favourite actresses Isabelle Huppert.

Alicia Vikander

I like not knowing about my favourite actresses and actors. I love seeing Meryl Streep up there and knowing so little about who she is outside of what she's playing on screen.

Alicia Vikander