I know people think that I always play these characters who are in control and can chop someone's head off with a look.

We all come in different shapes and sizes, and that's fine by me.

I love shooting French films because I don't have to stick with being sophisticated or stuck-up.

As an adult, it's a huge shock to be orphaned; as a child it's just hideous, ghastly.

There's something incredibly sexy about sand and sweat and dunes photographed like women's backs.

As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to think about.

I do a film because I like the story and I want to give life to a character - I don't necessarily have to agree with the director.