Quotes from Claudia Winkleman

Sex and the City: The Movie' - a bit like the All Saints comeback, and the return of the Jammy Dodger, it feels a little staged and all wrong.

Facebook is the first class of social networking. If MySpace is Camden Lock then Facebook is Harvey Nichols.

I never take my makeup off.

I really like Jon Snow in quite an unhealthy way - he's got a jaunty tie and a fast brain.

My mum raised me in a home without mirrors. She's a staunch feminist and wanted us to know that what we look like is the least interesting thing about us.

I don't like anything too perfect, or anyone who looks like they have just stepped out of a salon; that's not for me.

There's no fun in relationships. OK - that's not strictly true. I will agree that the first bit can be not totally unpleasant. There's the initial meeting and the heart quickening and the stomach-churning excitement of it all.

If a straight man dresses well, chances are he's not straight.

I loved 'Life is Beautiful' and action films are great, like 'Die Hard.' My favourite is the mob film - 'Goodfellas,' 'The Godfather,' 'Once Upon a Time In America,' anything with Robert De Niro in it.

I don't work very hard. I dye myself orange and I read out loud in the months from September to December when 'Strictly' is on.

On 'Richard And Judy' I dressed up as an orange for Fruit Awareness Week.

When I want to feel especially grateful, I think about the early days dressing up as an orange for Fruit Awareness Week.

Look, I just read out loud for a living. Most of my friends are doctors or lawyers, people I went to university with, they're on the train at 7 A.M. and don't get home until 7 P.M. They work bloody hard, and they're allowed to be overwhelmed. I don't think I'm allowed, really.

I'm not sure a pretty and stupid man might be the key to a happy relationship.

I like small actors. They are my absolute favourite.

I think I was born aged about 86.

Christmas is not a time for laughter. Christmas is a time for pain.