The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly.

I would say it's like a meditative process, to have everything done for you every morning.

I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don't feel complete.

All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away.

My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.

It's a very obsessive profession that you need to stay obsessed to get anywhere, and it's very easy for us to get obsessed and then nothing else matters. I was reading Somerset Maugham's novella, Moon and Sixpense, about this artist based on Gauguin's life. It was so beautifully written. You must be first rate because second rate you might not survive. If you're an accountant, you'll survive second rate. If you chance it big, you may not get anywhere.

I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don't.