Liv Tyler

“When I was pregnant. I exercised and was healthy, but it was also the first time since I was 14 that I wasn't on a diet.”

“I love my dad, although I'm definitely critical of him sometimes, like when his pants are too tight. But I love him so much and I try to be really supportive of him.”

“I carry a little collection of jewelry I love with me, in case I need diamonds.”

“In my twenties, I definitely had a sense of wanting to create stability for myself.”

“I've always been very shy at auditioning; I'm not so great at it.”

“I wash my hair with Pantene every other day unless I have gorgeous hair left over from an event.”

“My life has been so extraordinary.”

“The age I'm at now, you go from being a young girl to suddenly you blossom into a woman. You ripen, you know? And then you start to rot.”

“I don't think I'm particularly beautiful at all.”

“I've been spending this last month trying to find four outfits to wear to the different premieres of The Two Towers. It's hard work.”

“I'm obsessed with beauty - seriously, one of my dreams is to write a book about beauty secrets and do a skincare line.”

“I always wanted to be a singer - my whole life, all I ever did was sing around the house.”

“When you put a bit more effort into some things, the results are wonderful, especially as a woman - in your health, your body, your skin, your hair. It can be about that extra five little minutes a day, 30 more minutes a week.”

“Working with Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greatest highlights of my whole life. It was such an incredible opportunity for me.”

“I am scared of becoming a mother.”

“I've sung my whole life. I've taken lots of voice lessons and I love to sing. But I've never really sung professionally at all.”

“Solitude has its own very strange beauty to it.”

“I have been working since I was 14, nonstop.”

“I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. You're young enough to get away with things, but you're old enough, too.”

“Every time I go to work, I feel like it's the first time; I feel terrified and excited and exhilarated and like a deer in the headlights. I think: how do I do this? And then it just happens. Like riding a bike, you know?”