I was very lost as a teenager. Which is a horrible way to feel.

French culture takes ageing very seriously. There's much less ageism than in Anglo-Saxon countries.

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.

We all come in different shapes and sizes, and that's fine by me.

I'm not one of those famous people flying round the world emoting over every catastrophe. I'm too feeble.

I'm very good at forgetting people.

People are always saying, English, English, English rose, and I just feel so completely different.