Quotes

I always do what the character demands, and I love to experiment with my looks.

I like to eat in five-star hotels and also love street food.

I was not wary of playing a mother on screen but wasn't sure if I could do justice to it. Would I be able to showcase that kind of overpowering love without being a 'real' mother?

I love the body language of the women cricketers and the attitude with which they carry themselves.

Your first love is your first love. It cannot be analysed, explained, nor forgotten.

My father's death has given me a lot. It has given me a lifelong love of women, of their grittiness and hardness - traits that we are not supposed to value as feminine. It has also given me a love of men, of their vulnerability and tenderness - traits that we do not foster as masculine or allow ourselves to associate with masculinity.

I love the garishness of the '90s - the giant platform shoes, the sparkly butterfly tops, the chokers.

Those two years at drama school were nutty and weird. I didn't love it at all - I loved my class; I have so many great friends from that time - but I learned less. I just learned more of what I didn't like.

I love BareMinerals pink blushers, Smashbox eyeshadows and eyeliners, and Trish McEvoy mascara.

Some people get into comedy because they love comedy. Then there are people who have a message and have realised that if they can be funny, maybe people will listen to it. And then there are people like me, who are just addicted to making people laugh.

Americans like workers, people who slog. I love working.

When I'm in L.A., I'm part of the Irish community out there, and I just love it.

When I was growing up, I idolised my father. I thought his ghost followed me around the house. I had been told how he adored me, how I was funny, just like him. Because of our lovely Catholic upbringing, I secretly assumed that he would eventually come back, like our good friend Jesus.

I love Alain de Botton and listen to his little 'School of Life' YouTube vids as I do the dishes.

I love L.A. Some people arrive with big expectations and are inevitably disappointed, but I can audition in the day, which can be gruelling and lonely, but then gig and be creative in the evenings.

I love my cobbler, and he fixes my soles and soul for me.

I'm not interested in being famous. I'm interested in doing my job and doing it well, and that's wrestling, and that's what I love.

I want people to know where I come from. I think I have come really far from that, and I did it on my own. It's sort of the American dream to come from absolutely nothing and to succeed while still doing something that you love. Not compromising yourself in any way. I hope I'm making Jersey proud in that way.

It's the most gratifying thing to have young girls telling me, 'I love that you do a photo shoot in pants and a button up shirt, and you still look cool.'

For me, I just want to continue telling stories - whether it's musically or theatrically, this is what I love to do. So, I want to create more.

It seems effortless and fun, and obviously it's hard work, but we love road life.

We love U2, adore their music, just blown away by who they are as artists. They just seem like really good people.

I love Ladbroke Grove, but everyone knows where I live.

As a kid, I loved Air Force Ones - but they were so expensive. I always had to save up for ages to get them. Now I can call the Nike guy and be like 'can you send me ten pairs?' and they'll be here the same day.

I've never been in love, ever. I feel like I would know if I'd been in love.