THEY SAID WHAT?

“I don’t think it would be sensible to get dragged down into a mud-wrestling battle with a gorilla” – Sir Roderic Lyne, former British ambassador in Moscow on how Britain should respond to the Kremlin.

“I’ve got the cleavage back out, the red lips, the red nail varnish, the leopard print. I was shaking... I was really nervous before I did my first scene, but as soon as I did that, I was on the floor and running” – Actress Jessie Wallace on her return to EastEnders.

“Intellect is the most beautiful thing. When you see somebody who has a mind on fire, that’s sexy” – Actress Angelina Jolie, pictured.

“Harvey Weinstein opened the door for a few people, a night with Harvey – that’s the price you pay. I think some people did very well out of meeting with Harvey and others didn’t. The ones who did, knew what they were doing. These are adults; we are talking about adults with a lot of ambition” – Monty Python star Terry Gilliam,

criticised for describing the MeToo movement as “mob rule”.

“I have been called a degenerate, an idiot, poof, warmonger, fascist, murderer, hypocrite and pervert”

– Rhondda MP Chris Bryant.

“I don’t tie myself to one particular ideology. I haven’t voted since 1972. The current state of American politics hasn’t changed my mind on that” – Actor, director and producer

John Malkovich.

“I wasn’t like those pretty girls with those nice little noses. Maybe that’s why. I have no idea” – Singer Barbra Streisand, 75, saying she had never suffered sexual harassment.