You may think of me as an object of desire and I'm going to tell you that I can be in front of you naked and not be erotic.

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

I keep reading that I'm cold. But I'm not, I'm shy. And I play a lot of women of fire and sexuality like an animal - so I'm cold on one side and fiery on the other.

I don't give a damn about Hollywood.

I don't always see my movies right away. And there are some I haven't seen at all. Sometimes that bothers the directors, so I'm obliged to see them.

I think my best work has been in France with great men. It's been my great fortune to work with really great men - with Olivier Assayas, Raoul Ruiz, Jacques Rivette. I am tutored by them.

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