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.

Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely.

Most of the time I've worked with directors who write their own scripts. The story is more important to me than the part. The project of the film has always been more important to me.

When you're young, you try to meet that expectation that people have of you. It can be very stressful. But with time it's become less of problem.

You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.

But I never gave up personal things to work, never.

You can tell how nervous I am by how fast I am talking!