Daphne Guinness, who makes couture seem wearable, is an icon who influences what I wear.

When the weather is really hot, I tend to live in denim cut-offs.

On shooting days, I have all my accessories, and I style the final look.

Statement earrings and statement necklaces each deserve their own moment. I never wear the two together; it looks overdone.

Comfort is key for a barbecue.

I always carry multipurpose products in my handbag.

I am a Topshop homing pigeon! I can walk into the Oxford Circus branch and ferret out the best bits in minutes.

I'm happy with embellishment in a chunky Prada-esque way, but I'm not into sequins!

I'm known for changing halfway through the day if my mood swings.

I'm usually pretty good about meeting people. I try to remember they are human, too!

I hate it when people are impolite to waiters or to the valet or the guy in the supermarket. There's no need for that; it doesn't cost anything to be polite.

Hate wound the heart.

The only sin in this world is to lose faith in yourself.

When things don’t add up, either you don’t have a calculator or you forgot to use commonsense by simply asking.

An easy life does not make men, nor does it build nations. Challenges make men, and it is these men who build nations.

Well I have a microphone and you don't so you will listen to every damn word I have to say!

I have a lot of faith and confidence in Cuban democracy.

One is always enthralled, I think, when a young writer you're just beginning to read and comprehend dies.

My true-love hath my heart, and I have his, By just exchange, one for the other given; I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss, There never was a better bargain driven.

As any artist can tell you, it is easier to reach perfection than to stop there.

We each after a while have to become reconciled to what it is that our talents and appetites lead us to.