I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don't deny the past, but it's a page to turn.

When I won the Oscar, there was something telling me 'this isn't the truth'. I had to get back to real work.

There was probably something as a child I wanted to express, something unsaid that I needed to share.

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.

Usually I love preparing. It's really the time I prefer, because it's a time of reflection and of possibility of growth - to let it cook inside.

Sometimes I call directors. Sometimes I just meet with them. It just happens. It's not that I'm pushy. It comes naturally. But I go ahead. I don't stay in my armchair, waiting for the phone to ring.

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