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.

As an actor, I have to be fulfilled in the roles that I play; it has to be a journey for me to learn something or involve myself.

In a building with apartments, of course, you want to make connections. Life is easier that way. There's salt if you don't have salt; you can knock at someone's door, like in any city. But you know, you can hear the others, and you want to sleep, you get annoyed.

You have to have the courage to wait, to say no, ... And thats difficult. This job is very uncertain, and its frightening.

It's not a struggle to be on a diet. You feel lighter, and your spirit is lighter, too. But I love chocolate, and I allow myself to have chocolate. That doesn't go against a diet for me.

I like travelling and if I have to come to Hollywood to make a movie I will, but otherwise I'd never move there. It's very much an industry town and that doesn't really interest me.