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'But we're in that culture and time, where taking care of your body and your mind and your spirit are all very common ideas, as opposed to when I was a child and people weren't really thinking about things like that.' 'I'm interested in homeopathy and I drink my elderberry syrup when I'm not feeling well.

She does, however, share her feathered alter ego's hippy leanings. 'You can tell I am not that high-energy,' she says, grinning. I think someone told her, 'Loud is good, so just keep talking',' says Rudolph, who admits she found her character's perkiness challenging.

However, the birds soon learn Matilda still harbours some inner rage. She voices Matilda, a reformed 'angry bird' now all about the Zen, peaceful vibes, and who's also determined to help others achieve the same, through her anger management classes. You get to really understand the characters.' It's not just that they're angry because their eggs are stolen. 'It's nice to know that something that lived in one dimension can take on a whole other dimension, and there's a really lovely origins story. 'I knew who the cast was going to be, and I knew it was going to be funny and a fully realised idea,' she states. The game might not be plot-driven, but she never had reservations about it working as a film. 'I used to play the game, of course,' she admits with a laugh. Rudolph, who made a name for herself on popular US sketch show Saturday Night Live before becoming a Hollywood stalwart, with roles in the likes of Grown Ups, Bridesmaids and Sisters, is currently promoting The Angry Birds Movie, a big-screen animation, co-directed by Irishman Fergal Reilly, of the most downloaded mobile game of all time. 'A poke when your back's to them, or weird gentle caressing? It's odd!' It's not like I'm a hypochondriac about germs, but my body's mine,' she adds. 'People get confused when they watch you from their own bed, and they think you're part of their life. They do all the time, and I think it's so weird,' remarks the 43-year-old.

'I don't like it when strangers touch me.

SHOULD you ever bump into Maya Rudolph, the actress politely requests you refrain from making contact.

Thomas and friends the angry birds movie