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.

You have to put your ego aside as an actor. Or you're using your ego to tell the story. Your body is a part of a tool to tell the story. So if you feel something, it's wrong. It means you're not inside of the character.

The thing is that I never felt beautiful. I really never did. I think I can change my looks and be different things, but I've never thought of myself as this face.

It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.

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

Each new film is like a trial. Before I step in front of the camera, I do not know whether I am going to fall or whether I am going to fly - and that is exactly the way I want it to stay.

Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was a way to choose a new family.