Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes, Kristin Davis as Charlotte York Goldenblatt, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City: The Movie Courtesy of New Line Cinema

There are people who act like you're Imelda Marcos, but it has been reported that in private you only own six pairs of Manolo Blahniks. What's the truth?
I don't know the number. First of all, I don't really count. I've inherited so much from the show. This is a perfect example of a person who you play on television [becomes confused with who you are in real life] and the waters get muddied. I don't shop like her. I don't buy shoes that much like her.

In contrast to her, you would have the money to buy them.
Well, I might have a little bit more disposable income. But it just is not a priority in my life in the same way. It just doesn't happen. But it doesn't mean I don't love shoes. I love shoes, but I'm not as vigorous a shopper. And I don't count them, I don't really know how many [pairs of shoes I have] but I will tell you that certainly I have more than six pairs inherited from the work. But a huge amount is archived. I won't touch them. I'm too nostalgic.

Would you consider Carrie a modern feminist?
I think the feminist community would not want me to say that. I think they would disagree. I think there's a lot about her that has to do with independence and making choices, right or wrong, and keeping her own counsel, and I think a lot of that is identified with the feminist movement. But I think there are a lot of her choices that vocal feminists have not liked. That's the beauty of living in a democracy — we're all allowed to disagree and have different opinions and then we get to vote.

Are you a registered Democrat?
I am a registered Democrat, and I will say this has been an incredibly exciting race. I have suffered along with Hillary in certain ways that she's been vilified in the media and the press. I'm extremely excited about Barack Obama and I think — well, honestly, without being too political, I think we have two amazing candidates.

But you're not behind one specific candidate?
I'm contentedly conflicted.