I am who I am, and there is nothing I can do about that.

I think that the Bible as a system of moral guidance in the 21st century is insufficient, to put it mildly. I feel quite strongly that we need a new moral lodestone if we can't rely on what is inside our own selves. Which I think, actually, is pretty reliable.

I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them.

I think people say you shouldn't work with children or animals, but you must only work with children.

The best way [to survive] the red carpet is by wearing Ugg boots. But unfortunately, I have not yet managed to persuade the people who style me at these times to let me do that.

A lot of very beautiful women can be a pain because all they're thinking about is how they look.

Tell him I mind having to look pretty, that's what I mind, because it is so much more of an effort.