I mean my father was killed when I was six. And I only have tiny, tiny flashes of memory.

French culture takes ageing very seriously. There's much less ageism than in Anglo-Saxon countries.

We older women in Europe are lucky not to be shoved away in a drawer.

If you're feeling insecure and you need to feel special, the best place to go is somewhere foreign where people treat you as special because you're different.

Buy, buy, buy, buy! They want to grab you and trap you and turn you into little Elizabeth Hurleys.

I like the idea that I'm making things that people might think and argue about.

It doesn't make you feel very good being mean and fierce; it is much nicer playing people who are kind and sweet.