The relationship between an actor and a director is like a love story between a man and a woman. I'm sure sometimes I'm the woman.

At twenty you have many desires which hide the truth, but beyond forty there are only real and fragile truths - your abilities and your failings.

Cooking is not difficult. Everyone has taste, even if they don't realize it. Even if you're not a great chef, there's nothing to stop you understanding the difference between what tastes good and what doesn't.

The wine I produce is not for keeping. Its the wine you want when meeting friends for a game of cards.

The stage is like a cage of light. People are no longer afraid of you - they are the ones out there in the dark, watching.

Catherine Deneuve is the man I've always wanted to be.

I like the idea of bringing cartoon characters to life... and although the Americans have already attempted this, their culture is not sufficiently humane to make it work.