As a younger actor you want to be approved of, you want to gain respect, be admired. All of those things. To say: 'This is me playing this character. And aren't I fantastic!' I don't feel that so much now.

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

I think I'm inspired mostly by other artists that aren't actors, like writers or singers or artists, for being so brave.

After a long time with someone, you realise you've been thinking for two.

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.

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.

I wouldn't want you to see me all the time on the screen, because I get bored of it myself!