I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out, you are expected to be on all the time. It's just wearying.

It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child

I became an American in 2006. It got me thinking about what is my America and what's my perception of America.

Did you know David Letterman was offered millions of dollars to do a commercial for dog food?

I'm not a crazy, party-going sort of person.

I'm still that little girl who lisped and sat in the back of the car and threw vegetables at the back of her head when we drove home from the market. That never goes.

The show I did in England catered to a broad range of people. I like that. I don't want nouveau cult status, though I know we've got that sort of audience in the states.