I have a brother who's a psychologist. He says three-quarters of the world are born feeling that they will be affected by the world; one quarter are born knowing that they will affect the world

Fearlessness at twenty springs from not knowing challenges lie ahead. Fearlessness at fifty comes from having wrestled with life's challenges and learned from them.

The big gap between the ability of actors is confidence.

I don't believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs

I rent houses in LA when I'm filming. I find the isolation there terrifying. There's nowhere to go, there's nowhere to be with people. I'm not a beach bunny

I think Europeans have enough tradition and respect for the experience and body of work of an actress that they don't sell out to the new ones

I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them.