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" I love to cook. But I'm a bit rubbish. I tend to start something and then dip into a book or have a conversation and come back and everything's burnt. "

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" You have to list all your special skills on a form when you get an agent. There's fencing, stage combat, horse riding, motorbike riding, Spanish, French, German, whatever. I just ticked everything. I talk about 10 languages according to that form. I even ticked the extreme sports box. "

" I gained 65 pounds with my first baby and 70 with my second. I had severe morning sickness both times, so I mostly ate supersize bowls of white pasta with loads of butter and cheese because that was the only thing that took away the nausea. "

" It's a myth that you can have it all. You can't, but more importantly, I don't think you should want to. It sounds exhausting! "

" I don't really watch many heist movies. Actually, I have quite eclectic tastes, but I tend to watch just foreign films. I don't know why that is. I'm not particularly deep or anything, I just like foreign movies. "

" I just don't want to miss anything in the lives of my children while they are still young. It's why I don't audition for leading roles at all and why I say no to some of the supporting roles that I do get offered. "

" I've auditioned so many times and been told I'm 'not sporty enough' or I'm 'not sexy.' "

" You know, I didn't get to go to university because I've been acting since I was a kid. "

" All I know is that I've ruled out wearing fairy wings. When I was nine I wanted to get married in fairy wings, and now I realize that's not cool anymore. "

" I've had no helping hand in Hollywood. But in general, I've found that when it comes to getting jobs, what's meant for you can't pass you by. "

" I never had the chutzpah to just come to L.A. and make it. I didn't have that confidence. I'm always surprised when I get a job. "

" What I loved about breast-feeding was that bond of one-on-one time. The serotonin that's released calms you down and connects you to the baby. "

" I love good food and I love to eat in nice restaurants. I love Japanese food. I love Gordon Ramsay in London; he is pretty amazing. "

" I do consider myself to be a feminist. "

" I've never been a method actress; I've never been that person that wants to imagine horrible things happening in your own life in order to exploit them for your emotional being in the movie. I'm just not good at doing that. "

" I think all married couples tend to run things by each other in every capacity and we're not different to them. "

" I auditioned for a movie recently, and when I went in, the producer said he'd told one of its stars, Naomi Watts, that he was auditioning me, and she'd said, 'She's so funny; she's a great actress - you should hire her.' What a lovely, kind, and supportive thing to do for another woman. "

" Women should not have to adopt masculine traits in order to succeed. You should be able to stay as a woman, and in tune with your femininity, and still be equal. "

" Family is 100 per cent my top priority. "

" I'm happy with the idea of being a mum first and an actress second - I'm perfectly content for people to think of me as a stay-at-home mum, rather than an actress, if that is their perception. "

" When your parents divorce, it makes you grow up fast. I'd urge parents to strongly consider working things out. I'd work things out and I'd definitely stay put. "

" My mother worked when I was growing up, so I was under the impression I'd find it easy to be a working mum. But I found it very hard to be away from my family, even for short periods of time. "

" Women one hundred percent support each other in the movie industry. "

" An easy way to get people to like you is to make them laugh. "

" I'm not actually very good at the maintenance thing. I don't buff, exfoliate, pluck, rinse, moisturise, suck, bleach... whatever all those women do. "

" I love acting, love it. It's the greatest fun in the world. I've never had trouble feeling extremely grateful. "

" The most romantic thing a guy has ever done for me is starting a family. That's as romantic as it gets. "

" I crashed my boyfriend's birthday when I was 12 years old. He didn't invite me and so I showed up. "

" You can't underestimate how traumatic divorce is for the children. "

" I love Monty Python, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers. I'm a huge fan of British comedy. "

" You know, motherhood is my favourite topic in my personal life and I won't shut up about it, but it's not something I want to discuss publicly just because of the amount of attention it draws to a small person who didn't choose to be exposed. "