The quality of life is so different in France. There is the possibility of living a simple life. I would never contemplate raising my daughter in LA. I would never raise any child there.

I was definitely never a crowd pleaser.

You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren't allowed to be normal.

I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it's going to work or whether I'm going to fall flat on my face.

After having been confined to a television series - and it's a luxury job - where you can't play anything but one particular character for nine months out of the year, it will make you insane. It didn't affect me. I got out quick enough.

I really love the experience of moving things around, in terms of being a director.

I've always been frightened of karaoke, so I've never tried it. Karaoke scares the hell out of me!