Personal Quotes:
"I went to an all-girls boarding school for most of my youth. We used to do stupid, fun girly things like pull tights over our faces and streak through the lacrosse pitch. And once I snogged the gardener."
"I was brought up in a very creative household, my mum went into labor with me at the ballet"
"I know people compare me to Kate [Moss] a lot after that media hype started. But it´s not that I´m trying to get her look, truly not. But I like what she´s wearing and we seem to share taste to a certain extent."
"A complete slut," she says of her character in Layer Cake. "It was very gratuitous and slightly pointless."
"I'm very happy about it to be really honest! But I think it's as a result of being scrutinised because of the relationship that I'm in. If it was because of the work, it would be more justified." - On her newfound fame.
"I'm English, definitely. I don't feel like I'm American in any way."
"The secret is to know what you´re doing. And then every other person will notice that you know. No matter what I´m wearing, I try to always make it look casually, but never arbitrary. Never ostentatious." - On her style secrets.
"I've wanted to be an actress for as long as I can remember, and I can say I was almost born in the theatre. My mum went into labour while she was watching the Nut-Cracker Suite in New York - apparently I was kicking like mad"
"Style is definitely a combination of place, occasion, surroundings, body and mood. And to be honest, I sometimes don´t spare neither trouble nor expense. Fortunately I can afford to do so now, but style doesn´t mean you have to stick to all-brands-looks. The thing is, you can´t buy style and you can only slowly learn it."
"I think American men are more conscious of putting up a good impression. There's more of an earthiness to Englishmen. But Americans aren't afraid to come up and say, `Hi, I'd like to go out with you.' Englishmen are far more sheepish about it."
"Men's traditional view of sexiness isn't sexy. It shouldn't be so obvious: push-up bras and miniskirts? Sexiness, to me, is when people are comfortable with themselves."
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