For 15 years, I've been playing the same character - which is myself - and I'm bored with 'myself'.

I don't believe we own our children, they're their own souls who make their own choices, we just guide and support them.

Being a public person doesn't necessarily mean you're a piece of meat for everybody.

But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter.

I'm almost 50, so I obviously don't have the same body that I had when I was 20. But I also don't have the same mindset either, when I was wracked with self-consciousness and insecurity. Now I really appreciate my maturity as a woman, my depth of spirit and soul and my understanding of who I am and what's important to me.

Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other.

If I have a choice between putting my kids to bed and going to a party, I'll put my kids to bed. If I have a choice of going to a restaurant or having friends round, I'll have friends round. Every time.