First rule of love - it hurts: "My first crush was this guy in grammar school. I kissed him, and he punched me so hard I had a black eye."

Five words that describe me: "Compassionate, loyal, obsessive, professional, driven."

Baby talk: "Every time I decide I want to have a child, I get another animal. I have two dogs, eight birds and three horses. Does that tell you anything?"

Dream-date M.O.: "As far as looks, I'm into the 'man-child' guy. Like George Clooney, who looks much younger than he is and has that boyish twinkle in his eye.

The fame game: "I would rather people treat me like I'm their cousin than have them treat me like some kind of alien."

My first boyfriend: "It was Kirk Cameron. I was 13, and he was 14. He used to dedicate songs to me on the radio, but I broke up with him. I just couldn't deal with it."

On the glam life: "When I get invitations to movie premieres, I'm like, why bother? If I see a movie, I want to put on my sweats and go and get popcorn. I just don't really see the point of getting all dressed up to see a movie."