My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am grateful to them for it.

Solitude scares me. It makes me think about love, death, and war. I need distraction from anxious, black thoughts.

[Roger] Vadim became famous worldwide as a director, and I as an actress, but the other side of the coin was terrible. My life was totally turned upside down. I was followed, spied upon, adored, insulted. My private life became public.

Vadim changed my mind about acting. Vadim was the only man who was certain I had something special to offer.

Swallows have disappeared, bees are dying out because of pesticides that should have been banned long ago - it's a scandal.

I am no mother, and I won't be one.

I have understood that the most important things are tenderness and kindness. I can't do without them.