What makes a person sexy is when he's not trying to be sexy.

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.

But, you know, when I choose a film I need to believe in it and believe I can do something special with it, and after a while that means not trying to judge or analyze why I should do it. You have to follow this intuition thing, which is a mystery to me.

I want to know why I'm alive. I want to understand. It's like exploration; it's like someone being interested in a place and its history, digging into the earth and looking for it, searching - it's a passion.

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

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

I'm a fighter as a mother. I'm fighting to be a mother, but I cannot say no to my passion because it's me, as well.