When you make a film, you sign a contract with somebody, and it's not only legally binding but morally binding. You agree to give this man a certain number of weeks of your life, and you just go for it as much as possible. Because, whatever happens, the film is going to come out, so you might as well try very hard to make it a good one.

It takes a long time to appreciate one's parents.

I really like acting in French. It's actually quite different for me, from acting in English. It's fun acting in a foreign language. You're liberated or freed from preconceptions.

I find it difficult to explain, but I'm quite ashamed of being an actress.

Movies make you immortal and ageless.

I know people think that I always play these characters who are in control and can chop someone's head off with a look.

It's very hard having a career in different continents and two different languages.