Rachel McAdams

As strange as movie making is, doing love scenes for the first time with someone you’ve never even said hello to does work in terms of having a fresh quality to a relationship.

[on marriage] I’m a fan of marriage, but more for other people right now than for myself.

You know, I have some issues. But I just love to play different characters all the time, and I try not to repeat myself too much.

It’s always great to make a film about people that don’t get along, because you inevitably wind up getting along so well.

I’ve sort of heard that “it” girl thing, but not really. Hearing it from a few people doesn’t solidify it in my mind and I wouldn’t know how to solidify that title. It’s so elusive and what does it mean, I don’t know?

[on acting] I just enjoyed it as soon as I started doing it. It fulfilled something in me, and I’m so lucky that I found it.

It’s a huge responsibility being a solo act.

People will say, ‘Oh, fashion magazines are so bad, they’re giving girls a negative message’-but we’re also the fattest country in the world, so it’s not like we’re all looking at fashion magazines and not eating.

Sometimes we have criticism that is very constructive.

Every race is a chapter. Those are two important races. Who knows what Sunday will bring?

Anything where we’re the butt of the joke, no one tells us about it.

I couldn’t stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch – understand?

Even when I was at ‘SNL,’ I didn’t do impersonations. I always wanted to be the kind of person who could do them – I always thought they were the coolest thing on the show – but I didn’t have any experience.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

An interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Women’s Affairs. Man, who’d she have to show her ankles to to get that job?

I don’t know, I like to go on really different types of dates. Going someplace new or some new part of the city, something that’s not your average thing. Something where you just go have an adventure together.

[on choosing films she will be in] I have a weird process, but the main thing is like this: I hear her voice in my head. There are a lot of wonderful scripts my agents can’t believe I pass on, but I do because I can’t hear the voice. It doesn’t appeal to me then. I’m really careful. Unless I hear the voice, I can’t do it.

I’m married, you know. I love my husband and I have a child.

I couldn`t stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch – understand?

I wanna sing about something that’s sexy and edgy.

[on Disney banning junk food adverts] I think when you can get an occupant of the White House behind you, particularly one as formidable and effective and passionate as Mrs. Obama, that can’t hurt