I mean, if you're being directed very precisely by somebody who has admiration and who's really smart, it's great. If you're being told what to do by a nincompoop - and luckily that hasn't happened very often - it can be very frustrating.

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

I'd love to do some comedy. Particularly French comedy, which I know sounds like a contradiction in terms.

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'm very good at forgetting people.

Often, the roles I'm offered in England are melancholic women who are filled with regret for the past, regret for their fading beauty.

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