Los Angeles, Feb. 20 -- American actor Hilary Swank discussed about the challenges and rewards of being a mother of twins.

Swank and her husband Philip Schneider gave birth to twins, Aya and Ohm, in April 2023.

The 49-year-old Oscar-winning actor spoke to People at the premiere of her new film 'Ordinary Angels' on Monday at the SVA Theatre in New York.

"I think that being a mother of twins, I never have had a singleton, so I don't know what that's like," she explained.

"But I know that the sleepless nights are hard and when you have one that might sleep through the night, the other one's not, so it's kind of this trade-off every night."

"But I know this is also a season, and it too will pass, and I try and remind myself that there's ...