My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust.

I remember being married to John Barry and trying to be the best wife in the world.

When I made mistakes, people used to laugh. I could have learnt better, but I've always liked to make people laugh.

I understand the joy of having a female actress like Charlotte [Gainsbourg] and watching her give everything, and be able to capture it.

I'd rather live on my own than live with a face that looks at me with the wrong eyes.

One of the things I've discovered, thanks to the Japanese, is that you should enjoy yourself. In the old days, I used to think: 'Oh, never be satisfied, never admit to being happy.' But there's no curse in being happy.

When I was at school I used to scream in trains, in those concertina things between the carriages. I used to try to be so good that sometimes I couldn't bear it any more.