"The smartest thing I did was to stop going online. I'm the sort of person who will just look for the negative - Michael really can't understand it, but that's just the way I am. And with my bipolar thing, that's poison. So I just stopped. Cold turkey. And it's so liberating."

"I allow myself to not feel the need to be some sort of wonder woman. You can't do everything at once and tear your hair out when you miss your baby using a potty for the first time, although my son was obviously very sad that his mum was not there on his big day."

"I'm not the kind of person who likes to shout out my personal issues from the rooftops, but with my bipolar becoming public, I hope fellow sufferers will know it's completely controllable. I hope I can help remove any stigma attached to it, and that those who don't have it under control will seek help with all that is available to treat it."

"I used to go around looking as frumpy as possible because it was inconceivable you could be attractive as well as be smart. It wasn't until I started being myself, the way I like to turn out to meet people that I started to get any work."

"When I first met Sean Connery he was as charming and wonderful as I first anticipated. I left Rome thinking: even if I don't do this, at least I have had a day with Sean."

"I have a ballet barre in my gym. I turn the music up so loud that the walls are pulsating, and I go for it for an hour."

"I don't deny myself food. I'm no saint. I love butter and cream, but I also eat lots of grains and fruits."

"I find this wave of super-skinny women scary. I'm not going to lie to you, I've got to drag myself down to the gym like everybody else. But I look at the red carpet sometimes and it's like a pageant."

"I'm quite a broad girl, not at all delicate. I watch what I eat to stay in shape, but I'm against diets. I eat when I'm hungry, three meals a day."

"I didn't even think about movies where I came from. I wanted to be on the stage."

"I have siblings. And there are certain things I know that I can push their buttons. And they know they have certain things where they can push mine."

"Motherhood to me is something that I always wanted, but never quite knew how it was going to happen."

"I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. Iff I didn't like that, I'd do something else."

"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."

"When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start to see the scene."

"I can be very critical on myself and on other people; I can be very demanding."

"I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double."

"I have been involved in some films other actresses would not have done."

"I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested."

"I don't see any reason for marriage when there is divorce."

"I wouldn't say no to being in a film with Jude Law. I love English actors."

"People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable."

"I don't live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to spend so many hours with the character during the day."

"It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor."