Hollywood sweetheart Jennifer Aniston on how even her pets couldn't prepare her to deal with 22 boisterous dogs on the sets of Marley & Me

JENNIFER Aniston, born Jenny Grogran, probably inherited her acting genes from her father John Aniston, who starred on NBC's daytime drama Days of Our Lives and her godfather, the late Telly Savalas. This week, her box office hit Marley & Me hits Indian theatres, in which she co-stars with Owen Wilson... and several dogs.

How did 'Marley & Me' happen to you?
I got the book from three different people over Christmas time. It was a book that everybody loved and I remember I got it and read the back cover and I thought, 'It's a book about a dog?!?' So I put that little pile of three copies of Marley & Me to one side and then I was sent the script and I thought 'Okay, something's going on here...'

Later when I began reading the book, I realised that I couldn't put it down. It made me laugh and it is also incredibly poignant.