I was also told some years ago that I shouldn't 'waste my time' with female-centric films because the audience was not ready for it.

When I became Miss World, I couldn't believe I had won it. I used to sleep with my crown because I was scared someone would steal it. In a minute the world changed for me.

The harder [role] the better. Definitely. When somebody turns around and says, "She can't do that," then that's the one I want to do.

When someone asks me about my diet I feel terrible saying that I don't really have one.

I'm very practical as a person as well, and I think that's where I get confidence from. As impulsive and spontaneous as I am, I'm still very practical. I always have been. I work out my pros and cons, and then I make an informed decision on whether I should do something or not. I really believe if you're going to do something, you have to do it 100 percent; otherwise it's better not to do it.

I'm not American, but I do have an opinion, and I think that right now, it is what it is, and I think the country needs to come together to say: What is the America we want to create right now? The same thing will happen on television now going forward if we do have a female president. It will be something that will be discussed.

For me exotic means beaches, palm trees and sand and frolicking in the ocean