If the press see you looking normal they can suddenly be 'oh, she's got a spot on her face, she's having a bad day'. That can be quite cruel.

I used to be such a daredevil but now I'm much more cautious.

Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded.

I don't do faddy diets any more. I once did a no-carbs diet a few years ago but it made me depressed. I couldn't be doing with that!

I'm an addict for underwear.

I want to tell people that I had post-natal depression because there is so much stigma around the subject and there shouldn't be.

I eat a lot of chicken with salad or salmon with salad.

I don't find it a struggle to maintain a healthy diet now as my palate has changed. I don't crave rich food.

Ballet is such a disciplined craft and it has given me a good grounding.

If it's supposed to be a really passionate snog, you slip the tongue in.

I came out of the womb born to sing and dance. I have to follow my heart.

If a reasoned creator set the stars in their place then we must be capable of understanding them - we must also be creatures of reason, of order!

I love that I'm alone all the time. I love sleeping next to no one. I really don't like solitude.

A meal without mushrooms is like a day without rain.

At the heart of the fractured soul of America is the frightening chasm of race.

I think, in general, it's better not to respond to reviews of your work.

Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.

Pardon me for finding the glass half full.

The best of lessons, for a good many people, would be to listen at a keyhole. It is a pity for such that the practice is dishonorable.

I've chosen Peter Pan by JM Barrie as my favourite children's book.