Blake Lively

“I had a premonition when I was nine that I'd marry Leonardo DiCaprio.”

“I'm passionate about anything I align myself with. You want to talk about chocolate chip cookies? I'm not going to open a chocolate chip cookie store, but I will talk your ear off about it.”

“My mom would have different fragrances for different times of the year. They were a part of her identity. I don't remember the specific ones she used, but I remember the bottles.”

“You can learn a lot from criticism if you can take what's constructive out of it. If you read a review that starts with, 'This person is an idiot; who do they think they are?', you're not going to learn anything from that.”

“I always like hair being a little messy because I think there's something appealing about the whimsy of putting on a gown with any hair or make-up - just stepping into it, and you're ready.”

“I've always been a night owl.”

“I can read a four-page scene once and have it memorized. It's a skill you learn in school: disposable cramming.”

“When I'm playing a character, I don't wear perfume.”

“Stars really are like anyone else. At the end of the day, Brad Pitt poops - as handsome as he may be - and so does Angelina Jolie.”

“I want to get involved in causes I believe in, and I know so many others that want to also get involved, but it's hard to know how. Often, it's through big organisations, and you don't know exactly where your money is going or what effect you are having.”

“If people could walk around in suits of energy, that would be cool. Other than that, I don't think men should wear spandex.”

“I love to have my hair down; I love to have my hair full... there's something romantic about it.”

“The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.”

“There are lots of actresses I consider to be my icons, from Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly to Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep.”

“Actually, I'm happiest in Williams-Sonoma in New York. That's a wonderful cooking store.”

“When I'm in a relationship, I give my heart and soul to it and do it 100 percent.”

“What can I say? I feel good when I'm wearing heels. I feel sexier, attractive.”

“I've never been a big fan of gossip. Being a victim of it, I knew how much it hurt.”

“I grew up in L.A., but I was the only one in my family born there.”

“I have a tight-knit Southern family.”