Having a leading man who is actually prettier than you are is quite upsetting.

'The English Patient' was a huge turning point in my career and my life; it became this huge thing. But the whole Oscar build-up got completely out of control; I spent more time talking about that film than I spent making it!

If you are a successful actor, which is what I am, then you tend to get labelled very quickly and easily.

My children are lovely. They're perfect.

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

I think people do work too much. I've never been able to understand the whole 'make hay while the sun shines' thing. Either I want to work or I don't want to work.

Life is too short to live on low-fat everything.