(A few months after the birth of her first child, Olive)
I love it when a beautiful designer dresses me. But these days, it’s more like getting in the car and realising the burp cloth is still on my left shoulder.

(after getting engaged to Sacha Baron Cohen)
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.

(on writing and acting)
I really love creating characters and I love following a structure. It’s exciting, writing. Acting, you’re told where to stand, what to say and you’re always being cut out of the exciting bit, where you could go anywhere and do anything with any character.

(On doing the film “Definitely, Maybe”)
I loved the idea of doing a romantic comedy that wasn’t formulaic and glossy. It felt like real people getting involved at different stages of their lives, and how important timing is.

I couldn’t marry someone who doesn’t have the same sense of humour as me. Humour’s really important - it’s the most important quality in a person.

It was great having red hair as a kid, because I had something to blame my temper on. Now I go for the same colour palette as Conan O’Brien. I did dye it blonde once, but it backfired, as I had nothing to blame my temper on anymore!

(revealing she would never work with fiancé Sacha Baron Cohen)

God, no! I mean, how successful are married working relationships? Nicole and Tom split up after Eyes Wide Shut … I feel like working together is the kiss of death.

When we met, Sacha [Baron Cohen] kept saying, ‘Stand up, stand up.’ And I said, ‘I am.’ Height doesn’t matter - I’m so small, I’m a circus freak.