I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but my life has always been more important.

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.

Mississippi Mermaid was a very special experience because we only had the dialogues for the scenes we were shooting the night before.

I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless.

Getting older is not nice for anyone, not for men, not for women, and even more difficult for people who depend on their physical appearance. But it's not a drama. I know some people who are much more stressed than I am. And also, I live in Europe; I think it would be much more difficult if I lived in America.

Sometimes, if you're shooting a complicated scene, you have to stay in a position and wait for the technician to do his job, and then you have to be where you're supposed to be, right on the spot. You don't rehearse all that much on films. If I think of the amount of time I spend on set compared with the time spent shooting, it's ridiculously short.

When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start to see the scene.