As an actor, you think you have to go really far and deep and cry and yell to be good in a scene. Sometimes that's not the point.

The difference between the extras here and in France is the French extras read books. Actually, they hide the book and pretend that they're acting. Here (in Hollywood), you can see everybody wants his break.

Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest.

I tried to find a character and how I would be an American actress in the 30s. But if this was a talking movie [The Artist], I'm sure she would be exactly the same for me.

I read Gloria Swanson's autobiography just because I wanted to know what it was like in the time.

I'm okay. Nobody's bothering me. Everyone's very kind, and very polite. I don't feel like my whole life changed.

A character is never entirely white or black, there's never entirely right or wrong. You have to realize sometimes you face something, and then you change your mind, or then you realize you were wrong.