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

I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now.

'The English Patient' was a huge turning point in my career and my life; it became this huge thing. But the whole Oscar build-up got completely out of control; I spent more time talking about that film than I spent making it!

Movies make you immortal and ageless.

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.

Seeing The English Patient is wonderfully draining, but imagine acting in it for six months.

After a long time with someone, you realise you've been thinking for two.