Kate Beckinsale

“Apparently, I'm very good at firing a gun without blinking, which is unusual. That's why so many action characters have to wear sunglasses during shoot-out scenes. That's my party trick.”

“Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way.”

“I have to say, sushi freaks me out more than almost anything.”

“I grew up as an only child and my mother was also an only child, so we were both very passionate about reading. I think I passed that on to my daughter, who went plowing through 'Harry Potter' and every other book possible!”

“I find a lot of things kind of funny and I often say what's on my mind, and then get nine texts from all my friends going, 'What's the matter with you?' But I haven't ever made a big attempt to have any particular image. And I don't really worry about it. If it's funny, I don't care.”

“I didn't feel very attractive as a child and actually I wasn't.”

“Were I not married to the director, I'm not sure I'd know anything about the 'Underworld' sequel.”

“I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.”

“No one is more enslaved than a slave who doesn't think they're enslaved.”

“I feel like my brain is more geared towards a novel than it is to a movie.”

“I'm a fan of action movies.”