Even Charlotte, seemingly made for marriage in Sex and the City's "sisters are doing it for themselves" kind of world, couldn't fly under the radar at the height of the TV show's popularity. And now Sex and the City's a box office smash to boot. Recently, Kristen Davis dished with the press on what its like to cope with big fame in the big city.

Q: Describe for me the moment when you found out that this show had rabid fans like it does? When did you know, oh my god this is really big?

A: We knew we had like a cult following because we were on the streets of New York and groups of women would come up to us and kind of accost us.  This was way back, you know, but we thought, well, you know this is like a cult group of women. Do you know what I’m saying? And they would tell us stories about themselves and stuff and we’d just be like, "Oh my god."  And we thought that was great, and we thought that was the way it was going stay, and then it just kind of started ramping up.

And then for me, when I really realized, well, two things. We were nominated for an Emmy and that was really a shocker, that phone call from my mom. My mom called me to tell me. I was like "No."  I was like, "You must have dreamt that mom." You know my mom is very positive.  She was like, "No, no, you were! They said it on the television." I was like, "That can’t be; we’re on HBO." It was very strange, right? 

That was a big moment and then also when they put the four of us on the cover of Time Magazine, and they wrote “Who Needs a Husband?” that was a really surreal moment, when we got the call saying, "They want to put you on the cover of Time Magazine." We were like, "why?"  And that was basically saying, "You know you guys are connected to this socio-economic group of women who is making their own choices, waiting to get married, has money to spend, they are being taken seriously as a consumer base and that’s what you’re show is representing." That was cool.

Q: I’ve interviewed all sorts of people for this movie, and I think one of the things that’s been kind of the theme among the young women that I’ve interviewed is that you are empowering them. You really did affect a generation of girls...Ultimately, I think it’s the relationships between these four women is what shines through and I think that’s pretty great.

A: Yes, if that is what shines through then that is absolutely great. Sometimes I feel like in this weird world of paparazzi and media obsession and all of this stuff, that like the more scary elements get focused on, that we’re trying to tell people to sleep around, or we’re trying to say that everybody should swear, or something which is really not at all the point of our show or our movie.

And I hope that people get the real point, which is that you know no matter what happens, you’re going to go through life and things are not going to go the way you want. And you’re girlfriends are going to be there for you and they’re gonna be loyal to you, even if you disagree, even if you have different opinions, even if you want different things in life.  All of that is good, all of that is fine – don’t judge so much. That’s what I feel like our point is.

Q: Coming back to play Charlotte after so many years, what was your favorite aspects of her character to get back to or what were you excited to step into her shoes again for?

A: Well you know I just don’t feel that separated from her. People have asked me that all day. I mean. I am her, so I can talk to Charlotte anytime I want to, like you know, "Hello Charlotte, how are you? I’m good."

So there was no "coming back" feeling exactly.  I think the coming back feeling would be the fantastic wardrobe. It would be the collective feeling of all of us being together, and that includes our crew and Michael Patrick, and that feeling is irreplaceable and I missed.

Q: Did it feel different shooting in New York this time? Since the show has gone out on TBS and it has an even bigger following, did it feel a little bit more chaotic this time?

A: Well, yeah, yeah, I mean New York is the same, but there were more people watching definitely, and there were more paparazzi definitely and more video cameras definitely, but that was in a way good, because those were the people who made the movie happen, meaning the fans, so it was okay.  It was.

It took an adjustment in the beginning, we were all a little shocked, and then we realized, "Okay, this is the way it’s gonna be and we are gonna have to focus and just ride that energy," like the energy was coming at us and we were just going to use it.  That’s what they gave us, that was their gift of the day,