Every woman is after a kind of classy image.

I eventually want to come back to Canada, to disappear, have nobody know me, and just be a writer and do what I want to do.

I started to do everything I could to succeed, but found that the more successful I became, the less people liked me.

I think that being isolated from the Hollywood world of premieres and red carpet events was probably good for me because I could ease into those at will and by my own choice. But in other aspects, when it comes to fanfare, Hawaii is nuts and in L.A. they're all so jaded. They don't care.

I am so glad that I get to maintain a relatively down-to-earth lifestyle.

Ironically, when I hit adolescence, I was approached about modeling and acting all the time. And, for five years, I said, "No, I'm not interested. I want a simple life, I don't want to be in the spotlight."

My home is my castle, and I spend a lot of time nurturing it, redecorating - moving this and adjusting that, adding flowers and candles.