Naomi Watts Talks to Glamour About being an "Older" Mom

In this month's Glamour Magazine, Naomi Watts talks about being an "older" mother, siblings for son Alexander, and . Some highlights from the article:

On meeting her fiance, Liev Schreiber, at the age of 36 and starting a family:
"My personal belief is that you can’t want it too badly—and I mean that for everything in life. In my early years of auditioning, I wanted [success] so badly, I ended up pushing it away. You can make people feel uncomfortable if you give off an air of desperation. I’ve got female friends who are great catches: They look great and they have successful careers. Men should be rugby-tackling them to the ground! But it can be hard for a woman in her late thirties, because men tend to think she wants a baby right away. At the same time, there are great men out there who are really impressed by a woman who knows what she wants. And that’s what I found."

On the difference of being an "older" mother at the age of 39:
"Well, for one thing, picking him up off of the ground 20 times is different when you hear your knees cracking! Having a child later in life is interesting. From an intellectual point of view, you’ve had a lot of time to do research and figure out how you want to raise him. But there is also something to be said about having a child in your early twenties, when you’re just operating on instinct. My mother had my brother and me when she was 19 and 20. Obviously we’re the best things that happened to her, but she had plans and dreams she never got to fulfill. So I don’t have that feeling of, what am I giving up?"

On adding more kids to the family:
"I do want more children. I haven’t got too many years left! I might not get the large brood that I’ve hoped for, but it would be great to give Alexander a sibling."

Source: Glamour