Zoe Saldana "felt the maternal urge" early on in her womanhood.

The stunning 33-year-old actress ended her 11-year relationship with Keith Britton in November of last year.

Throughout their partnership, Zoe deeply desired to bear children, but Keith didn't share her interest.

"For years he wasn't ready," Zoe said on Lifetime talk show The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet. "Then when he got ready, I didn't have time. I never held anything off because I was waiting for something to kick in. I don't think that far about tomorrow. I felt the urge to want to have a baby, and I wanted to, but I remember that respecting his decision -- and making the decision to wait with him -- was one of the most mature things. I chose to wait and I'm glad I did. I'm glad that I respected him."

Although Zoe is content with her decision to hold off on family expansion the star does crave the warmth of a baby in her arms.

"I'm Latin -- we start young, honey!" Zoe laughed. "At 22 you're like, 'I just wanna hold something!' You want a little critter."

Zoe hopes to have a huge family in the future.

"[I want] two or three, or four or five!" she gushed. "I don't care. They're just so delicious."

Zoe's romance with actor Bradley Cooper ended in March after the pair dated for three months.