George Clooney is trying his own way but he's struggling too because he has to deal with America. Yet, if he has a foot in Europe, it's not for nothing.

I was so happy when they cast me in Chocolat, because it's one of my vices.

I've played journalists before Elles, and I have good friends who are journalists. I think being an actor is not very far from being a journalist. Because you investigate, you try to understand, you're asking questions, you're interested in the other.

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

My private life is very private, and I have chosen not to live in America or England, where you are so exposed and can't fight against it.

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

I never really worked in Hollywood. Some American producers came to Europe to shoot films with me, so it's a different situation... It was not my aim.