I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

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

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.

I love to do very long and complicated scenes. I like to have this impression that we are all working together, where you can see all the technicians and everybody is really doing the same thing at the same time. With close-ups, of course you have the crew there, but most of them are just around and it doesn't involve that many people.

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration.

I admire Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet. I like a lot of comedians. I like Cameron Diaz - she's funny and has a very light spirit. That's quite rare nowadays. There are many actresses I admire.

Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.