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.

I never felt being an actor or making a movie was an easy thing to do.

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

When you make a film, it's a bet. You don't know how the film is going to be, anyway.

Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion.

My aim was never to be an American star; otherwise, I would have moved to Los Angeles.

Fighting the ageing process just doesn't work. I think that actresses, ultimately, are responsible for the faces we give to women.