I'd much rather be known as some curvy Kate than as some skinny stick.

With The Reader, I'd just be shattered at the end of every day really. I wouldn't really want to talk. We kept saying, because we were in Berlin: "If we get back at a decent hour, let's go and have a glass of wine." We'd always think it would be a great idea, but then get to the end of the day and then go [acts drowsy and blabs]. It was very difficult for everybody.

For me, they definitely made it more challenging. The comfort zone factor really kicked in between Leo and I, and I just think that's because we know each other so well. We've known each other since we were 20-years-old.

It doesn't matter how old you are, or what you do in your life, you never stop needing your mom.

I love it when a character requires me to look less than my red-carpet best.

I do endless chopping and preparing things. I really find that relaxing. I do a lot of thinking as I am chopping and cooking.

It's funny when someone says to you 'you're hot' and all that, because I don't think of it in that way.