I am an actress, I earn money, I am well-known. I don't think it is altruism to become engaged in humanitarian work. It's the least one can do.

I stay in France. Better to be the queen of a village than a servant in a kingdom.

I don't see my old films, but I think of the characters I played as friends, like the women I meet in my life who made strong impressions on me. I remember them and they are part of me.

My parents sent me to Montreal because I kept getting kicked out of school in France.

In Hollywood there's no real material. They would send me stuff, but I hadn't even seen the director. If I don't see the director's eyes, I'm not going. I'm not even going to pack my bags.

The press follow me. I sue them. That's the deal.

After 10 years of French torture - psychological torture - it's great to do an American movie.