French is a foreign language, but I've been speaking it since I was 18 so it's second nature to me.

As an adult, it's a huge shock to be orphaned; as a child it's just hideous, ghastly.

I try to make films that I find exciting. It makes me want to get out of bed at five in the morning, have my make-up done and play for the rest of the day.

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

I'm very good at forgetting people.

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

Men don't fall in love with me - only young ones.