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" I was raised as a tomboy with boys, and I never really feel like myself when I am really dolled up at premieres and showbiz events. "

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" Being a mother is by far my greatest accomplishment. "

" I'm definitely attracted to other Australians; I have a laid-back attitude to life that I feel is very Australian; I love a good barbie. "

" 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. "

" In Hollywood, you feel a responsibility to look less disheveled than you are. But I'm a mom, and I'm not good at putting time into prepping. "

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

" Anytime anyone compliments me on my figure, I'm wearing my Spanx undies. "

" 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. "

" If I'm stuck in traffic or have a bad moment in my day, I go back to my yoga practice, and I breathe. "

" I don't think one should incentivise the losing of teeth. I find the idea of a child getting an iPad, or a £20 note, for losing a tooth, utterly abhorrent. Fifty pence, or a pound at most, is what my children can expect from the Tooth Fairy. "

" Am I disappointed occasionally by the lack of irony in some movies? Yes. "

" I find weddings really boring. They give speeches, your aunt kisses you on the cheek, and you're at a boring table. But it's different when it's your own. "

" I love religions and find them fascinating, and I find Judaism very beautiful. It's enriched my life enormously. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Growing up, there wasn't much emphasis on being nice or naughty. As a family, there wasn't much discipline. It was more relaxed at home, which I'm grateful for. "

" 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. "

" I went to something like six different schools before the age of 12, so I was always the new girl and had to make friends quickly. It was difficult at the start because I was very bookish - I was literally sat in the corner reading books, with no friends. "

" I tell my girlfriends - 'Imagine if all the time you put into waxing and primping, you took all of that energy and put it into something useful.' "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" After 'Wedding Crashers' I was just surprised as to the lack of comedic female material there is. So I had to start working and getting stuff out there for myself. "

" 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. "

" I breastfed both my kids for two years so, you know it was very tiring emotionally and physically. "

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

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

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