You make your own path as an actor. Nobody does it for you, so you have to invent yourself.

When I won the Oscar, there was something telling me 'this isn't the truth'. I had to get back to real work.

I was used to theatre classes. I studied with my mother; she was a theatre teacher and directed, too, so it was very family-like. Then I studied with a great teacher in Paris, and she was wonderful; she pushed me, but she was a warm soul.

Acting is like peeling an onion. You have to peel away each layer to reveal another.

My ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money.

But I think it's a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman. That's when we hit our peak and become this ripe fruit.

For me, habit is just a synonym for death.