“I feel like wild animals are just so much closer to God.”

“I’m actually obsessed with big cats, and I’ve been on the web incessantly researching big-cat rescues.”

“I’ve always really empathised with Marilyn Monroe and when I was little I would always cry when I heard her voice.”

“I am a tomboy, but I also really love getting to wear dresses and jewellery and I’m obsessed with shoes.”

“I had Barbies and I would always give them really terrible haircuts. I played with Ninja Turtles. And I played outside a lot.”
(on her childhood)

“We were very, very poor when I was little. I didn’t have a lot of toys and I had to make my own.”
(on her childhood)

“There are things that you remember from childhood that were so fantastical to you that it still makes you feel that way. As an adult and however jaded you feel you might have become, there’s still that soft spot for something.”

“You know, Jingle All the Way! I’m not being sarcastic. I was like 7 then when it came out and I loved it. I LOVED IT! Now I’m 21.”

“I’m young and have a lot of hormones – I’m always in the mood.”

“The instant you are open and honest and say you enjoy great sex you are labelled a tramp.”

“It’s weird in Hollywood, where people try to control every aspect of you, from the colour of your hair to every word you utter. Hopefully it’s different in Britain.”

“I don’t think people are as judgmental in Britain. Women are expected to be conformist automatons in LA but in Britain you can be more yourself and people will take you on face value.”

“It’s a modern-day morality tale that’s being played out in LA all the time. It’s also a reality tale because a lot of young girls with stars in their eyes do end up hooking to survive.”

“I’ve always seen myself as very masculine!”

“I didn’t say I was an ugly duckling. I was actually a cute little kid, but I just don’t feel like a woman. Sitting here, talking to you, if I have a mental picture in my head, and it’s of a man! I’m a weirdo!”

“Olivia Wilde is so sexy she makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands. She’s mesmerizing.”

“When I go to a party, I always feel like I’m chum. Like my agent is just chumming the waters until I’m circled by all these dudes.”

“He probably is my favourite person in the entire world. Shia makes me laugh harder than anybody I’ve ever known in my life. I end up crying or almost peeing myself every time I’m with him. So he’s just my favourite – I love you, Shia! And he’s really super-handsome!”

“When I moved to Los Angeles I had no money. I remember needing to shave my legs, and I didn’t even have enough money to buy disposable razors. So I’d wear pants all the time.”

“I have nine tattoos. All my boyfriends are required to have one and if they don’t have one yet, I make them get a tattoo of my name or my face.”