I was born in Paris, and it's a beautiful place, but London feels like home. I like the village feeling, I like running in the parks - even the food isn't as bad as it used to be.

I didn't know about the Bond girl thing. I was approached very quickly, boom, boom, boom, it happened.

Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.

England understands good Chinese, Japanese and Indian cuisine; in France, we just get French.

I feel like I'm 1,000. I don't feel I'm young enough a lot of the time.

I would love to play an unexpected character. Really raw and simple and not a cliche - something rugged. People like to put actors in boxes.

It's very flattering to be remembered as a Bond girl with brains and not just for looking good in a bikini. I was a fan of Sophie Marceau in 'The World Is Not Enough.' I think her performance was very underrated.