Maggie Gyllenhaal says being by the ocean makes her felt sexy. The "Dark Knight" actress - who has a 20-month-old daughter Ramona with fiance Peter Sarsgaard - admits there is something about the "wildness" of the sea that has a profound effect on her.

She said: "Being around water, and in water, makes you feel so good. The ocean is really sexy, and the wilder and wavier the better!"

Maggie Gyllenhaal hates watching her fiance strip on screen. The actress can't bear seeing actor Peter Sarsgaard get naked with other women, even though she has featured in many sex scenes during her career.

She said: "I hate it when Peter does a love scene. He's very understanding - it doesn't seem to bother him when I do one."

Maggie Gyllenhaal says becoming a mother has made her a better actress.

The 30-year-old star - who appears alongside Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger in 'The Dark Knight' this summer - admits having daughter Ramona, now 20-months-old, with fiance Peter Sarsgaard has "deepened" her acting ability.

Maggie Gyllenhaal has taken part in a lesbian orgy for a video campaign supporting the Writer's Guild Association's strike. The 'Secretary' star stars in 'Speechless' - a short film about three girls who all arrive at a hotel room to discover they are dating the same man "AMPiTePa" (which stands for Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) who has stood them all up.

After venting their rage at their cheating boyfriend, Maggie grabs a bottle of wine, sprawls on the bed and says suggestively: "We don't need him. We've got everything we need right here. Girls - do you want to make an interim agreement?"