Congratulations on the film, it's great fun. What was it that attracted you to "Stuart Little"?

I loved the script [...] and I was very impressed with the screenplay. I thought it was just a really successful adaptation of the book and... very charming and I wanted to be part of it.

What's it like working with a character who isn't there?

His absence was the most challenging part of the film and and one that I thought would be really fun to try and deal with, because the parents have these incredibly involved relationships with him.

The voice was provided by Michael J Fox. Was he there on the set, did you work with Michael at all?

No, we rehearsed with him before the film, but he was not on the set. We did have an actor on the set, however, to read his lines, which helped a lot because otherwise you're just talking to nothing.

Will you do action movies again?

It always depends if a script comes along that I'm attracted to. I like the fact that I've been able to jump around to different kinds of genre so, you know, we'll see.

I read a piece, in the New York Times I think, which spoke about "Stuart Little" [as] if this was some great big comeback, and I didn't really notice you had been away, to be honest.

I've always taken a long time in between projects. I enjoy my real life so much that it takes a lot to tempt me into making a movie, but I keep finding really interesting things. I think to go from playing a housewife assassin to the mother of a rodent is a broad range. (both laugh)

Had you read [the book] when you were a child? Did you have memories?

Yes, I had read it as a child and remembered it very well. This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea to have a mouse like that in your family, so now I get to see what it was like.

Very nice to meet you and well done with the movie.