I believe in luck and fate and I believe in karma, that the energy you put out in the world comes back to meet you.

I talk to myself, especially in the car.

Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.

I think it's a very healthy thing to learn from what's happened in the past. But only if you look at what happened and think, 'How could I have dealt with that differently?' Then let it go.

After many years of self-flagellation, I've realised that beating myself up doesn't get me anywhere.

Generally speaking, the more money that's involved in anything, the more people are expecting and hoping that it's not going to fail.

I do like dating cynics - they tend to be incredibly funny.

I don't know any kid that's not afraid at some point going to bed with the lights off, totally. That's why they make nightlights.

I performed and sang at school but as a child it was never anything I was interested in doing professionally.

I'm more cerebral than I want to be.

One thing that I do find really sexy is a girl who's good at crossword puzzles.

Work takes up a lot of my brain space. So when I work, it's one thing. I don't have a lot of time to think about dating.

For me growing up, Christmas time was always the most fantastic, exciting time of year, and you'd stay up until three in the morning. You'd hear the parents wrapping in the other room but you knew that also, maybe, they were in collusion with Santa Claus.

Growing up in a family of actors, what's great about it is that they're very supportive and they understand what it's like to be an actor - the rejections, the highs and lows... and having a common language with them is great because you have shorthand speech.

My grandmother was an actress too. In the thirties and forties she was under contract with Universal Studios. Crazy credits, lots of them. My dad was also under contract with Universal Studios. And my first film was shot on the same stage they both worked on at Universal.

Women think that men don't talk about their feelings with guys. We do talk to friends about relationships, but it's succinct - 10 minutes, then we move on.