I don't want to have to be pretty. I don't want to have to be adorable.

Exoticism can give you an edge: it makes people assume you're cleverer than you are and gives you the upper hand.

I've realised that I am who I am and that is it. Like it or lump it. I'm not around to please anyone any more, and it's a huge relief.

I don't want to have to be pretty. I don't want to have to be adorable.

You don't choose a film because it's made by a woman, you choose it because it's good.

I do consider myself as being French, I suppose.

Having a career is a bit like navigating an Atlantic crossing - you have to make sure everything is keeping and is balanced.