HOLLYWOOD -- Vince Vaughn is not expecting to hear wedding bells in his future any time soon.

"I'd like to think I will get married some day because I'd like to have kids but, as you get older, it definitely gets easier to be on your own," says Vaughn, 35, whose most serious relationship was with actress Joey Lauren Adams.

He confesses his biggest problem these days is that he "likes down time by myself. That's asking a lot of a woman.

"I had a girlfriend who liked to include me in every decision. She's ask me questions about colour schemes and furniture. I don't like being asked questions. Instead of explaining that to her I'd do mental shut-offs and that's real mean."

Vaughn insists he's not presently in a relationship. "I get caught up in my work more these days than I do in relationships."

He's currently shooting the romantic comedy The Break Up with Jennifer Aniston in his native Chicago. It's the story of a couple who are divorcing, but are forced to share the condo they purchased together.

Vaughn is producing with Jay Lavender and Jeremy Garelick, who wrote the screenplay. "I came up with the idea. I brought it to Jay and Jeremy and they allowed me to have a lot of input into the script. I love Neil Simon's The Odd Couple and that's how I see Jennifer and my characters in this movie."

Vaughn and his friends were working on the screenplay for The Break Up while he was filming his summer comedy Wedding Crashers.

In the movie, he and Owen Wilson play committed womanizers who crash weddings in order to seduce women caught up in the romantic spirit of the celebrations.

"I don't think weddings make women desperate, but I think they are more open to a guy's advances. I think weddings are a good place to score."

When asked what he looks for in a woman, Vaughn chooses his words carefully. "Pretty is good. Funny is good. Smart is good. Willing to sign a pre-nup is really good."

He admits he had his share of relationships even before movies such as Swingers, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Old School and Starsky & Hutch made him a celebrity.

There have definitely been more as a result of his profile. "I've missed the boat on a lot of relationships. That's for certain but I comfort myself with the knowledge there are more boats coming in. I keep a constant look-out on the harbour."

Wedding Crashers gives Vaughn full reign to explore physical and verbal slapstick. Director David Dobkin feels this is the first time Vaughn has had the chance to "bring his full manic, crazy, fun energy to a movie. Vince is definitely the fireworks in the film."

Both Vaughn and Wilson are known for improvising whole scenes, not just lines, and for rewriting speeches to make them funnier.

"Owen and I did more rewriting than improvising on Wedding Crashers," explains Vaughn. "The night before we'd shoot a scene we would talk about what we wanted to do with it with the director. The three of us would toss around ideas and then Owen and I would write some stuff so what we did for the camera the next day wasn't your classic ad libbing."

It was Dobkin's idea to team Vaughn and Wilson. He'd directed Vaughn in Clay Pigeons and Wilson in Shanghai Knights.

"I was determined to work with both of then again. I invited Vince to the premiere of Shanghai Knights," recalls Dobkin.

"When I saw how instantly he hit it off with Owen I knew I had to find a vehicle for the two of them. A few months later I read Wedding Crashers and knew it would be perfect."

Vaughn says he and Wilson have already talked about teaming up for another movie.

"Maybe we'll do Still Crashing," he jokes, then says he "feels really relaxed and creative around Owen. He inspires me because he always has so many great ideas. It reminds me of working with Jon Favreau."

Favreau wrote the breakthrough role of the lounge lizard in Swingers for Vaughn, helping him kickstart his career.

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