Nannies

Johnny Carson Television Host

"There was this billy goat at a movie studio who found and ate a can of film. When a nanny asked him how he liked it, he said, "It was all right but I liked the book better.""

Emma Thompson Actress, Screenwriter, Author

"The thing that influenced me most in relation to 'Nanny McPhee' were the Westerns I watched with my father. All the Spaghetti Westerns; all the Virginians; all the High Chaparrals. Because if you think about the form, it's a stranger from out of town."

Barack Obama Politician

"Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny ... and everything in between. But he was one of a kind."

Terry Pratchett Author

"It's daft, locking us up," said Nanny. "I'd have had us killed." "That's because you're basically good," said Magrat. "The good are innocent and create justice. The bad are guilty, which is why they invent mercy."