My father used to say that you could only access culture before cinema by learning to read and write, but that once cinema was invented, knowledge was available to anybody.

Food is a big part of my culture, so everyone knows how to cook. When I came to America and asked a babysitter to softboil an egg for my son and she didn't know how, I was shocked.

I was always fascinated by the infinite, strange and 'scandalous' ways that insects copulate.

The reason of my life is not to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

To me, it is very important to have perfume in which it is hard to recognize a particular flower or scent. That gives a touch of mystery.

I always loved experimenting in film.