I have had demanding jobs since I was 18 years old. I have had two sick days in all my working life.
I don't want my daughter to think she has to dress like Beyonce! 
Personally, I think there's a lot to recommend being friends with your ex, and I'm glad to admit that I'm living proof of its possibility. 
As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes. 
I recognise my old self in a lot of the letters I get from single women who are unrealistic about what they want. 
It's perfectly possible to love your toddler but struggle to like them when times are hard. 
Emotions are products of our mind, and we can actually train ourselves to choose whether we banish or embrace them. 
The idea of exposing the British public to the full breadth of my personality isn't a good one. 
Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship. 
In my child's-eye view, whenever I was exposed to pain, it meant that my mother had let me down. 
Fridays are always movie night at our flat in Kensington, West London. 
We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind. 
Coming from a broken home, I wanted to be as sure as I could be that my kids would have two parents who will stay together and bring them up. 
Whenever the party-girl tag gets attached to my name, it makes me want to snort with derision. 
I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm ... like Alice falling down the chute. 
In person, George Clooney lives up to all your expectations. 
If I ever write a book, it will be called 'Bottle Blonde.' 
When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them. 
Joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it. 
I was raised a socialist by two very socialist parents, and I still feel very animated about socialist principles. 
For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives. 
Men want children later, but women can't rely on being able to. So I'm all for scientific advances and the help they can give people. 
Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for. 
Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too! 
Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy. 
Kids are like glue: they can bond together, unlikely companions, even when there is little else left to maintain the connection. 
If I was going to write something, I'd need to stop for three months and just see if I had any thoughts in there. 