Because of my filming commitments in America, you have to sign contracts where you can't change your physical appearance.

I really like writing from real-life experiences. Audiences seem to prefer the stuff I couldn't have made up.

I think that actresses can be in all different shapes and sizes, but it is a profession, and as an actor, your body is one of your big tools. So you've got to be fit in a sense.

I never thought I would end up being an actress. I thought I really was going to do serious stuff like law or politics.

A League of Their Own' had some special meaning for me, I guess - it's about women joining together and being empowered, but also about sisters sticking together even when there's drama and struggles. I'm really close to my two sisters and my brother, so I liked that about it.

I don't like karaoke because the mics are always so worn out. The quality of the mics is such that you're always going (screaming) "Yeah, yeah!" and then you can't like it. It's like sometimes I'm too professional to get up and do it.

Usually when I ask people to reach into my velvety pouch it means something different.