Marisa Tomei's Happy Single Life

12-02-2009This Month 12th Feb 06:00

Marisa Tomei doesn't need to have children to feel "complete".

The 'Wrestler' actress insists she is fulfilled even though she hasn't started a family and doesn't understand women who crave motherhood.

The 44-year-old star added to Manhattan magazine: I'm not that big a fan of marriage as an institution

She said: "I don't know why women need to have children to be seen as complete human beings."

Marisa - who previously romanced Robert Downey Jr. and is now in a relationship with Logan Marshall Green, who is 12 years her junior - also admits she isn't interested in tying the knot.

The 44-year-old star added to Manhattan magazine: "I'm not that big a fan of marriage as an institution."

Marisa, who plays a single mother working in a strip bar in 'The Wrestler', has received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for the role.