Heather Graham

“I took karate classes for a few years. Taekwondo. I'd love to do a movie role where I could do some karate.”

“I want to be able to fly like a superhero. I won't be happy until I can fly across oceans and cities, saving people from being murdered.”

“Along our chosen paths, we all meet up with demons. We must meet them, and battle them, even when they are nothing but mist in the night.”

“I practice transcendental meditation and there is a phase where you're meant to lift off the ground.”

“I don't need to try so hard to be someone else.”

“I'm not actually a mom in real life, so it's fun to pretend to be one. I like to approach things the same in art as in life. You can choose to look on the positive side and enjoy whatever roles you're given. You can find the silver lining in anything.”

“Actually, Jake said, isn't life what we make it, wherever we are, whenever we may be - wherever it is that we are?”

“It would be nice if I did have a good relationship with my family, and yes, part of me longs to have a mum and dad who love and accept me for who I am. But if they never do, it's OK.”

“I'm not the kind of person who needs to be a mother no matter what. Life brings you people. Maybe I'll nurture someone who's not my child, like a friend, or an actor I'm working with who needs some love.”

“Whenever I meet people who seem really sweet and unassuming, I kind of wonder about them.”

“There are less opportunities for women.”

“I'd like to think I could do something great - a performance like Meryl Streep's in 'Sophie's Choice' - at some point in my life. At the same time, though, I don't want to put too much pressure on myself to be great.”

“I guess you just feel like there's a whole story that's not being told in movies. You're only seeing the macho guy version of a story that from the woman's side, may be completely different.”

“I just try to take the best opportunities that I can get.”

“When you're playing a character, I think it's always better not to judge that character.”

“But just as natural disaster brought out the best in some people, it brought out the worst in others.”

“I like clothes that make me feel good. My favourite designers include Michelle Jonas and Dolce & Gabbana. Their clothes make me feel as if I'm Sophia Loren - really womanly.”

“There are angels on the tree?”“Ah, because we all pray there are really angels watching over us, don’t we?”

“I'm a big fan of moisturisers. Sometimes I'll just buy a night-time nourishing cream from The Body Shop, and sometimes I'll splurge on Creme de la Mer. I also love the Alba Botanica range.”

“Gosh, it's so fun to do a movie where there's nothing dark happening in it.”