Kate Hudson

Your character is an American who goes to Paris - but do you see the trend in reverse, too?
I think there are a lot of European people, and Latin and African people, who come to America in search of the American Dream - to be able to make money, to send money home to their families, to really prosper at something. And I think there are people who do fall in love with what our ideals are. The American Dream is a romantic notion, but it's newer - not as pretty. You go to Europe, and it says something about the type of person you are. You're in search of something more intimate, more about yourself.

And now you're pregnant?
I'm twenty pounds bigger already, and my feet just swelled up today! Fortunately, I'm loving every second of it. What makes you feel beautiful is that you're creating something.

Will you raise your child in L.A.?
We're always talking about where we want to raise our children. We know it's not Los Angeles - not that I have anything against it, but it's too much in the midst of everything. It would be nice to be able to have our kids come in for doses of it, though. Next time you see me here, there'll be children. I'll be like my mother. My mother took us everywhere. They treated us like people, like human beings. Right now, there's this style of parenting that I experienced with my generation, which was not to embarrass your children. They run the house! I grew up in a house where I got spanked every once in a while. I was disciplined. At the same time, I was completely free to be my own person, and to dress in my own clothes, and to be naked, if I wanted to. My parents were very open about sex. We didn't really hide much in our family. I think I'll probably be very similar.

Le Divorce is released on 19 September 2003