Once I opened my eyes to the realities of life, I couldn't close them.

It is not easy to grow old in this business, when you are a woman above all, in the cinema.

I just decided that I would not put my professional life on hold to raise children. I know that sounds selfish to a lot of people and I don't know if what I'm doing is the right thing. But that's the way I'm doing it.

My looks mean nothing to me. If anything, they are a hindrance.

I don't give a damn about Hollywood.

There are a lot of films where I play characters that are about the windows to the interior person rather than the exterior.

Of course I am political. You 'ave to be don't you? Every day it is about your future, your right to that future. 'Ow can people ignore this? We 'ave to leave a good world for our children, n'est-ce pas?