Sadie Frost

I was a very defiant child, and my father encouraged that. He wanted me to be as wild and creative as possible and didn't believe in disciplining children.

I want to get up at 6 A.M. and go swimming and do 30 lengths.

I don't like it when people don't act on their words.

I don't allow meat in my house or in my oven. My whole family is vegetarian - and although I've given my kids the choice to order meat at a restaurant when they reach five, they're not interested.

I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.

I really enjoy making dinner for my kids and my husband - chopping ginger and marinating the tofu.

My kids inspire me to be the person I am today - without them I wouldn't be who I am today.

My style is scruffy with a touch of androgyny.

If I am in London I like a quick get away to The Olde Bell in Hurley... It's nearby and no stress - great food and beautiful walks.

My childhood was colorfully anarchic and punctuated by a lot of change.

From 16 years old, I wanted to have a baby, that's all I wanted.

I was fiercely independent and ambitious from a very young age.

I was the eldest daughter with these four beautiful younger sisters with ringlets and pretty faces, and I used to dress them up in Victorian clothes and take them out for the day and pretend they were mine.

My father was a painter and an anarchist, always getting in trouble for his performance art.

By 17, I was modeling and had bought myself a flat. I've always tried to be self-sufficient.

Having money has given me a certain freedom, but being in the public eye has taken away a lot.

I'm a strong woman.

If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.

I've had four children and I've done a good job and I'm happy in life.

I find a lot of young filmmakers make too much of an effort to be trendy and they can be pretentious.

At home it's all Batman and Star Wars and they do gang up on me. Sometimes I don't want to dress up as Darth Vader or play train sets, so I'll go out for a drink with the girls.

I've never got into debt and I've always been in control of my taxes and VAT, but having four children costs a lot. They are my weakness.

My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town.

I've concentrated for a long time on English films because I've got two kids but my oldest son is 11 and I think I'm going to be away for about four months of year now.

I love babies. I love being pregnant and I loved giving birth.