Life is short, and it is here to be lived.

Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.

Since I was 13 or 14 I've always felt older than I actually am.

I like exposing myself. There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of actress who absolutely believes in exposing herself.

I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.

The whole concept of 'grounding' children is utterly stupid - they just go off and rebel and don't like you. When my kids eventually come along, I don't want them to not like me.

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

Life is short, and it is here to be lived.

There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.

I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.

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

Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.

Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that people didn't have sex, pick their nose, or swear.

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

There's more to life than cheek bones.

It doesn't make any sense... that's why I trust it!

'Harry Potter' really harnessed the imagination of so many young-adult minds, and it's the same with the 'Divergent' series.

'Holy Smoke' is very brave because I don't think it's easy to watch.

'Revolutionary Road' is a fascinating study of the human condition of a fragmenting marriage and the torment that these two people put themselves through in their efforts to try and find happiness and try and stay together, actually.

'The Reader' is about a young man's experience of falling in love with somebody who, it turns out, made some choices that were unavoidable in her life that resulted in horrific crimes against humanity.

A lot of the girls were awful, very catty. It was a competitive environment that I didn't like. You have no idea of the anorexia I saw around me.

Acting is bloody scary.

Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't turn up and just hope for the best. I really fret about it. I do my homework; I prepare myself for the experience of playing a particular character.

Ah, my dad's whistle. On holidays when I was a kid, we would all be off in the rock pools along the beach. When it came time to go, we'd hear the whistle and we'd all come running. Like dogs!

Anyone who's been through divorce will know that every day is really hard.

As a woman, especially when you have children, one gets so good at soldiering on - almost too good.

As an adult and a parent, when I'm not acting, I'm not acting. I'm being a parent, and I'm on the school run, and I'm sewing labels onto socks. That's what I'm doing.

At a certain point in one's career, it's really wonderful when your child turns around and goes, 'Oh my God, Mommy, you have to be in that film. My friends are going to die.'

At school I used to avoid dance lessons. They were the worst.

Awards season is always a huge amount of fun whether you're a part of it or not. It's always really exciting seeing what films are coming and a lot of new talent as well.

Before 'Titanic,' yes, I had done some things and, yes, I had been nominated for an Academy Award, but I had never been sort of world-famous. And I suppose, yes, I am really famous now. But I feel embarrassed to say that because it's just a bit daft for me.

Being told to cut off and walk away from a child - I cannot imagine it. I think I'd rather die.

By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations.

Every woman has a mother, and every woman will have an issue with that mother and things that mother did or didn't do. It just depends on how you choose to process the lessons that you learned from your own mother.

Experiencing those moments of being alone... is a very, very weird flooring and exposing position to be in when you're just not used to it... But I've never been lonely. And with my kids Mia and Joe that remains the case.

Foie gras is sold as an expensive delicacy in some restaurants and shops. But no one pays a higher price for foie gras than the ducks and geese who are abused and killed to make it.

Glamour to me is about remaining graceful and understated.

God, my brain really goes to mush when I'm pregnant.

Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.

Guy Pearce played Mike in 'Neighbors'. I would fake illness to stay off school and watch the one P.M. show, and I would also watch it again when it was repeated at 5:25 P.M. Obsessed.

Honestly, among my acquaintances there is no woman wearing XS.

I am enjoying my face changing, as well as realizing that at the same time, as you get older, the machine isn't as well-oiled as it was.

I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.

I am not a hypocrite.

I am very strong. When you have children, you have to be.

I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman.

I danced a lot when I was younger, and I've always had decent, shapely legs and thought it's now or never. I mean, when you're pushing 40, are you really going to wander around in a dress that's midthigh length?

I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.

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