I think I will always feel a special relationship with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, because for me it was something very, very special. It was a modern opera, and to play the heroine in a film that became such a success at a young age, and learning from him when I was so young and impressionable - really it was one of my most important experiences.

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that you don't know your own strength and might hurt someone.

The paparazzi are nothing but dogs of war.

This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in hotels, far from where I normally live. I never intended to publish it.

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.

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

I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the fine arts.