At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience.

I think it's a legend that Lars von Trier is such a tough person to work with. I really didn't experience any of that. Of course, he's difficult in the sense that what he asks for is difficult. For my part in Antichrist, I suffered a bit. But it was the part - it wasn't him. He wasn't cruel. On the contrary, he was very kind. You know what you're up for when you read the pitch.

It's more than a job. It's very personal, so when you're hurt, you're really hurt inside.

I was very attached to my family when my father died. I was 19. I was about to go live with my father right when he died, so it was very intense.

I wasn't getting the responses I hoped for. You can't protect yourself from other judgments.

I still find it hard to push my own limits. I know where my limits are and that I always have to push myself.

I think, being an actress, you know that you're getting old. I'm 44. I mean, an agent said when I turned 40, "It won't get better."