Amelia star, Hilary Swank, is on the November 2009 issue of Marie Claire magazine. In her interview, Hilary opens up about nudity, ideal movie roles, how she relaxes, divorce, and friendships.

On walking around nude in front of her boyfriend’s 6-year-old son:“You wonder at what age you should stop walking around nude,” says the Amelia actress, now 35. “But he doesn’t look twice. He doesn’t think about it yet.”

Two Oscars Must Get You Any Role You Want? “So not true. I really chase the things that I want. I don’t audition anymore, but I do go after things that I believe in. Someone will say, ‘Oh, I don’t see Hilary in that role because she’s not really that funny to me.’ So I’ll say that I want to sit down with them so that they meet the real person behind the characters. I usually get roles that are not the conventional beauty.”

How Does Hilary Relax? “My relaxation has always been my animals—going to the dog park with them, going to the beach. I always try to carve out time in my day to be with them. On the last set I was on, I would just get a bike and ride around the studio with my dogs chasing me. It just gets me out of my head, you know what I mean?”

Hilary On Divorce & Friendship: “For a long time, I was a loner because [my ex-husband Chad Lowe] was my best friend, and we were really happy just hanging out, he and I. I think it was maybe five years ago that I realized how important my friends were to me, and I realized they were a big part of my letting go. When I got divorced three years ago, I needed them more than ever. I have really good girlfriends. Mariska Hargitay is my best friend.”