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.

I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double.

I don't live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to spend so many hours with the character during the day.

All women who kill or have sexual obsessions or who are prostitutes have trouble with their fathers.

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.

I like some of the early silent films because I love to watch how actors had to play then. What would interest me today is to do a silent film.

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