Rosario Dawson on the secrets of her killer curves: 'Pilates... and foie gras, if I want it'

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 8:37 AM on 21st July 2011

She has one of the best bodies in the business.

But unlike so many of the size zero starlets out there, Rosario Dawson doesn't believe in depriving herself to achieve a Hollywood figure.

Posing in white bikini bottoms and a peekaboo top on the cover of Shape magazine, the Sin City star says she obeys what her body asks for.

Killer curves: Rosario Dawson shows off her athletic figure on the cover of Shape magazine

'Whether it craves fresh vegetables or foie gras nothing makes me feel better than having something I really enjoy,' the actress says.

Rosario never beats herself up about indulging: 'The stress you put yourself through for having a treat is probably a thousand times worse for you than the sugar you just had.'

The 32-year-old didn't always eat whatever she wanted. 'My mom was practising vegan and raw diets years ago, so I understood healthy eating at a young age,' she tells the magazine.

No deprivation: The actress, pictured at the Zookeeper premiere earlier this month, says she eats whatever her body craves and is a new convert to Pilates

'We even belonged to the local co-op. I mean we had Spam too because we were poor and had to take whatever we could get but we stopped eating white bread when I was six.'

The actress, currently starring in the comedy Zookeeper, reveals she makes a mean lasagna, but has recently turned to Pilates to work off the heavy meals.

'Leslie Bibb, my co-star in Zookeeper, got me into it,' Rosario says. 'After just a couple of weeks, I noticed a physical change, especially in my posture.

Working up a sweat: Rosario is currently showing off her action skills filming Fire with Fire with Josh Duhamel

'Now I stand differently, I sit differently. I don’t love working out, but I can honestly say I miss Pilates and how it makes my body feel. And there’s nothing like it when those endorphins kick in.'

Dawson looked stunning at the Los Angeles premiere of Zookeeper earlier this month in a slinky black gown.

And now she's showing off her action skills filming her upcoming thriller Fire with Fire.

The actress was pictured working up a sweat on the New Orleans set of the film with co-star Josh Duhamel this week.

'I don't want my tombstone to say "she played it safe",' she says.

Read the full interview in Shape magazine, on sale now or go to Shape.com