Cameron's idea of a perfect evening : "Being around people who make me laugh, eating good food and I guess that's pretty much it. Or doing something I've never done before. If someone's around me who can suggest something I've never done before, then let's do it. Pretty boring, huh?"

"It's very easy once you play a sex symbol to go along and play every role that way. But I decided if I was going to be in this for the long haul and really get something out of acting, what I wanted out of it, I was going to have to make the decision of waiting to get a part that could show people I can do other things, see me in a different light. It was a definite conscious decision."

"Most men are the same. They're only interested in fucking you and they don't care whether you're happy or sad. They just want to get on with their business in and out of bed, and they make you feel that you don't count except as their sex toy."

"An Egg McMuffin from McDonald's and a beer. You have to drink more alcohol; you've killed yourself with. Hair of the dog, that's what it is...... And you have to get grease. Grease is the only cure for a hangover."

"I write constantly, but only in my journals. I have three of them: one for travel, one for home, and one I write in before bed. But the last thing I want is other people reading it..... What's really fun is reading your journal, like a year later, or even a month, and realizing how much you've changed. You're looking at something you said, something you really meant at the time, and you're like, 'I can't believe I ever really believed that! I am such an asshole!' I think that's the greatest thing about growing up... ."

"I can spend hours in a grocery store. I get so excited when I see food, I go crazy. I spend hours arranging my baskets so that everything fits in and nothing gets squashed. I'm really anal about it, actually."

"Acting allows me to tell a lot of stories, you know start at the beginning, finish at the end, and tell everything in between. Modelling is just an image."

"Sometimes I enjoy talking, but when it's like people are trying to find something out about me, I don't. If we are just sitting having a conversation, being real human beings with one another it is just fantastic. I try to keep my life out of it, not giving it away. I don't volunteer a lot of information."

"There are scripts I've read where I really like the character but there might be some content that I'm uneasy with. You have to make the decision whether you want to put that out there. But I feel that's different from the media. We're not selling that for real. This is a movie, this is just a story we're making up, we're not glorifying a real incident. The news... . They pick the most obscene things to tell the public about and then at the end of it, they're like, 'And today, a litter of puppies was found', You know fuck you."

"I live in L.A. I've got the coolest pad ever. It's so fabulous, it truly is one of the best apartments in L.A. It's a three-bedroom apartment, and I've got four chairs - and I've lived there a month and a half. Counter space in the kitchen is becoming smaller and smaller, so I can't put my bum up there. It becomes really difficult when I have people over and they can't find space on the counter. It's either the counter, or my bed. You aren't supposed to entertain your mom and your dad sitting on top of your bed."

"It was the first year they made an automatic, so I learned how to drive on an automatic. It flew. I could get that thing up to 80 miles an hour in the fast lane. It was so big, no one wanted to drive near you, so it was always like, 'Get the fuck out of my way'."

"I don't say that I won't do nudity for other people's benefit. It has nothing to do with other people's, it's just what I'm comfortable with. I can't say this enough, I'm totally comfortable with my body. I like my body, I don't think it's a bad thing, I think I have a nice body, I'm happy with it."

French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar."