A lot of people have said that I've got a voice that speaks to children. I think I've got a natural naivety to me. I'm childish.

I have days of self-doubt, but I think the kindest thing I can do to myself is accept where my body is at.

I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.

When I'm scared, my natural state is to hide and run for cover.

My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the thing about being a parent is when you think you've cracked it, and you're on top of your game, they change again and you have to catch up and adjust. I feel such a responsibility to instill good values in her, to be polite, to have discipline.

I've got an image of me at the bottom of my garden sitting under my silver birch tree reading, while everyone else had gone somewhere exotic.