"Largely this is a class thing - writers tend to be cosseted little middle-class kiddies who think that the world owes them a royalty cheque. But just doing it - being in your room for years on end, locked in your head, alone with invented ghosts - it weakens and softens the body. And I know I can't just live in my head."

"The most convincing argument against early parenthood is that you are in a relationship that is likely to fall apart before that child grows up."

"When he was born, I looked at my little boy and felt an unconditional love I never knew was inside me. As he grew, and I watched him stagger about, squeak his first words, and turn into a beautiful little boy, that feeling did not change."

"The thing I care about is my weight - I'm as fanatical about it as a member of Girls Aloud. I weigh myself every morning. I know exactly what I want to be - 82kg - and I try to stick to it."

"Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them."

"AI is the ultimate tool for solving complex problems."

"Big girls need big diamonds."

"I just want to keep doing things completely different from the other. I just want to keep working with great people, great filmmakers and great actors and just building on that experience."