I really like to please people, and I think it’s a symptom of being an only child.

I don’t have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people.

I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I’m out running.

I think what makes me different from the average Joe is that I feel free to be myself and express myself in the way that I want. If that makes you mad, we’re living in a world of dire straits. If anything, it makes you more sane.

All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I’m deeply insecure – but I’m good at hiding it.

Adele’s like a beacon of honesty. Doesn’t compromise, goes to America and she’s still the same sweary cockney.

I’m surrounded by friends and family who are not that impressed by celebrity. They don’t have any problem telling me I’m acting like an idiot or I’m not that funny.

When you research prolific songwriters, it is usually later in their career they write songs that they distance themselves from, or it’s about other people.

I’m not a downtrodden woman. I just won’t be.

I mean, my music career and my acting career – if I want to do them to the extent that I eventually do want to get to, it’s going to be a bit of a balancing act. But I’m hoping they’ll just go hand in hand.