When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.

If I were alive in Rubens's time, I'd be celebrated as a model. Kate Moss would be used as a paint brush.

I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation for the reader to come in and explore my imagination is fairly scary for me so I have busied myself with so much else.

I haven't really ever had to audition for anything.

I've chosen to stay in a jolly place for most of my life, and that is a lot of who I am.

I've always loved kissing. We all do, don't we?

I never do any television without chocolate. That's my motto and I live by it. Quite often I write the scripts and I make sure there are chocolate scenes. Actually I'm a bit of a chocolate tart and will eat anything. It's amazing I'm so slim.