Q: What is your greatest food indulgence?
A: Haagen-Dazs Java Chip ice cream. But I can’t have too much; the caffeine gets to me.

Q: What could you never give up?
A: Butter. I was going to say baked potatoes, but that’s just because I put on so much butter.

Q: What could you easily give up?
A: Meat. I’d only crave Korean barbecue. But I don’t need it.

Q: Do you exercise?
A: My 2-year-old son doesn’t really let me. But when I’m good, I do yoga, walk, and ride the Lifecycle about three times a week.

Q: Do you diet?
A: Diets don’t work. If I’ve been eating a lot of fatty foods, I’ll cut those out for a while, but I’d never do anything like “the pineapple diet.” When I was trying to lose weight from my first baby, I did The Zone and the weight came off. I was starving, but it worked. Afterward, I gained a few pounds and settled back to my plateau weight. I never say what I weigh, because then other people compare themselves and think, well, if she’s 124 then it’s OK if I’m 124. Don’t own a scale; they f**k you up.

Q: Have you ever had an eating disorder?
A: Probably not. I like food too much. With my food indulgences, I’d say I have the antithesis of an eating disorder. I don’t want to be an actress who starves herself. I’m sure I’ve lost parts because I eat whatever I want. A while ago, People magazine asked something like, “How do you feel about being in the more zaftig category of actresses, the Kate Winslets?” These women were all normally proportionate yet being held to some freaky standard. I answered, “I’d rather not comment on that, because I don’t consider myself to be overweight. Do you want to give me an eating disorder?”

Q: Who has had the greatest influence on your body image?
A: My mom. She’s got a great body – and image. It’s amazing how young girls want to diet because their moms are neurotic about dieting.

Q: When did you last feel good about your body?
A: This morning. Pregnancy is weird, because there’s more of you, but it’s just so cool. I can get over the cellulite on my ass because I know it’ll probably go away once my child is born.

Q: Who, living or dead, would you describe as having the ideal woman’s body?
A: Marion Jones. Athletes have ideal bodies, because they work hard – and train – to get them. And also Cate Blanchett. She looks fabulous in clothes. You don’t go, “Oh, God, she’s so thin.” Madonna’s got a great body, too, but doesn’t she work her ass off to keep it that way? Big celebrities have the resources to eat healthy. And they have the time to work out three hours a day, because staying fit is part of their job. But the average woman doesn’t. I don’t. Anybody who has kids knows you can either go to the gym for two hours or do homework with your child and put him to bed. I’d rather have a saggier ass and more time with my children.

Q: How far would you go to get a perfect body?
A: Never say never. Actually, I got breast implants at 19 and had them removed at 22. So I did it, but it ended up being wrong for me. The consensus among my guy friends is they don’t like fake breasts – neither did I. Would I ever get surgery again? I don’t know how I’ll feel when I’m 50. But as I tell people who want to get stuff done, know why you’re doing it. If you’re not seeing a therapist, hire one, and then, if you still want to, get plastic surgery.

Q: Would you lie about your size?
A: Probably not.

Q: Which part of your body do you like the best?
A: Pregnant, my Buddha belly. Not pregnant, my hands. Hands and feet tell you a lot about people.

Q: Do you dress to hide certain parts and accentuate others?
A: Certainly, I try. Everyone should.

Q: How do you feel being naked?
A: Fine. My neighbors probably feel fine about it, too – I don’t have any curtains right now.

Q: Do you think we, as women, are more critical of our bodies than men?
A: Far more. Men – or even female friends – look at your body as a whole; you focus on your “problem areas.”

Q: What’s the most memorable thing a man has said about your body?
A: This morning when I got out of the shower, my son, Kiran, said: “Mommy’s got a nice butt,” and he patted it. He’s going to be an ass man.

Q: What’s the most memorable thing a woman has said about your body?
A: I went to see a play, and this usher said I have the nicest calves she’d ever seen.

Q: Do you know any woman who’s happy with her body?
A: I’m usually genuinely happy with my own body. I don’t think it’s perfect; it’s just that I don’t mind what I have to work with.

Q: What can we learn from you?
A: Don’t obsess, relax, you look better than you think.

Q: Does a woman who feels good about her body exude sexuality and sensuality?
A: Yeah. If someone is in touch with her body, she’s going to be better sexually and sensually – better able to let go.