I'd always hoped to write the story as a novel, but there was a long period when the [Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries] movie was stalled and in confusion. I felt frustrated creatively, and just couldn't work on the Baby material till the movie was sorted out.

Women today are bombarded with so many messages, like we should have Naomi Campbell's body and Madeleine Albright's career.

Dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover. I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second.

One must not live one's life through men but must be complete on oneself as a woman of substance.

I certainly think I'll end up writing about America in some form. I've taken plenty of notes. I like America very much.

Eventually, I manage to cheer Mum up by allowing her to go through my wardrobe and criticize all my clothes.

The whole point of diaries is that other people find them and read what you've put. I did once take to writing my inner thoughts on the computer at the end of other things I was writing and ended up faxing four pages of hideous stuff to my accountant so I don't do that now.