"Elizabeth I was my favourite monarch though, what an inspiration, she did great things for women."

"I was very sporty at school, and sport was probably the thing I was best at, but my real passion was for fashion."

"I have always enjoyed drawing and painting but I don't always find the time to do much these days."

"I'm a bit of a Luddite and I hate the internet."

"Dark books do appeal to kids because they have nice, sheltered lives - and they also appeal to children who are going through pretty hard times themselves."

"I try to bring the audience's own drama - tears and laughter they know about - to them."

"Humility is always a good thing. It's always a good thing to be humbled by circumstances so you can then come from a sincere place to try to deal with them."

"Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard."