I'm terrible at posting regularly; I don't deserve the blog success!

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.

He thinks Goliath can end the war, " Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!" "As do we all, " Count Volger said. "But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.

I hate it when politics play too large part in the sport.

I think because I worked really hard before I had any kind of success it kept me grounded. You just don't know how long that success is gonna be there.

I’ve been round the world several times and now only banality still interests me.

The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.

The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano, usually with a movement from a Mozart concerto.

Every Iraqi would I know would rather have Saddam back... I mean like... that does not even take rocket science.

Generally I don't listen to sad songs if I'm sad. I listen to happy songs.

I like to think that with me, what you see is what you get, and you can like or dislike it, it's up to you, but it's straight. That's something that I pride myself on.

I don't have any love for this business or the game or for acting. This is my day job.