• 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.

• I’m English, definitely. I don’t feel like I’m American in any way.

• “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.

• “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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• Edie was skinnier than I was, so director George Hickenlooper wanted me to lose weight. But I can’t work that hard and not eat. He’d come and try to snatch bagels out of my hands – On her role in Factory Girl (2006).

• I’m a liberal at heart; I don’t want to vote Conservative. I’d vote Green, but I know it’s a wasted vote or whatever, but it’s the only party with integrity. I’m not saying we live in a dictatorship, in a fascist regime, because that’s really disrespectful to people who do live in countries that are.

• I don’t wish ill on anyone. I genuinely am one of those people who want other people to succeed. It’s not a conscious choice, it’s just the way I am.

• I actually liked that film. But maybe it was because I was falling in love [with co-star Jude Law] and having a magical time making it. And I loved working with Jude. He’s an incredible actor and taught me a lot. (On Alfie.)

• Somehow I always end up being scandalous even though I don’t mean to. I just find it. If it’s there, if there’s something scandalous lurking, I’ll accidentally walk into it.

• She [Edie Sedgwick] had this luminescence. You can’t act that, you’re either born with it or you’re not. And I think Edie and Marilyn Monroe had that and that’s it.

• Everything just happened in the wrong order. I did my first proper film [Alfie] where I met Jude and we got together, and then the whole celebrity thing happened before I had any films out. So there’s nothing to overshadow the celebrity side of things. But hopefully with all the work that I’ve done this year it’ll just take the focus off what I’m wearing or my relationship or whatever.

• They [the press] want to make you look as normal and disgusting as possible. But I’m not going to stop. I refuse to stop living my life the way I want to live it. I’m 24 years old.

• It’s happiness that makes you glow. Oh, and maybe a touch of fake tan!