A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man.

Sometimes, just to give the impression that you have the strength and the vitality demands a lot. You can't always give that impression when you have heels and a wig on and it's 40 degrees outside.

Sex is a big question mark. It is something people will talk about forever.

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

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

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.

Prostitution happens to you because of troubles you had. In reality no woman would choose to do that.