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The characters communicate through letters in The Lake House, which is rather old-fashioned in this age of email. Are you a letter writer?
Yes. I love letters. You have it in your hand — it's something tangible. You have to make the effort of writing it out, getting the address, sending it. And you have something to pull out to remember. You can always pull up an email from a file and print it out, but it's not the same thing as a letter.

Do you think these two characters were destined for each other?
I think they chose to be together. They chose to accept this situation, and allowed themselves to let go and be a part of it, and allowed themselves the joy of what can't be explained by society.

Do you believe in that kind of destiny?
I do believe in choice, the freedom of choice and carving out your own happiness.

Can Jesse watch you do romantic scenes?
No one understands the process better than he does. He's not gonna like it — he doesn't like it — but I wouldn't want it any other way. If he was like, "I don't care," I'd be like, "I'm sorry, what?" It's not an easy thing for any spouse to watch, but he understands and so he supports me.

What's the secret to having a successful relationship in Hollywood?
Don't talk about it. Don't go on a talk show with it. Don't have a relationship "in Hollywood."

How do you deal with the tabloid reports?
One says you're having trouble and the other says you're getting away to try and make a baby. It's just selling [magazines] — it has nothing to do with the truth. But they pretty much leave us alone. We don't live in a place where it's easy to get to us. And we're not that interesting. We're really not.

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