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" 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. "

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" I think there is nothing sexier than laughter lines. "

" 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. "

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

" Comedy has always been important in my family. If you got in a good joke at the dinner table, it meant more than almost anything else. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" When you shoot an independent movie you have a very limited amount of time, and you don't want to be that actor, when a poor director is trying to get through a movie, that you're asking at every second to discuss performance. "

" 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 do consider myself to be a feminist. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" When you're younger, being a redhead is... Well, my two brothers teased me no end. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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.' "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "