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.

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.

Now, playing a love interest can be really thrilling, if you're working opposite thrilling people.

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

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.

When I speak English, I've been told, I have this patrician way of speaking that's very irritating. It's the whole class thing.

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