I'm a bit of a Doubting Thomas - always worrying about things.

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

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.

There's something incredibly sexy about sand and sweat and dunes photographed like women's backs.

I can't move back to England. My home is in France now. I'd love to but I can't. My family's all there now.

Buy, buy, buy, buy! They want to grab you and trap you and turn you into little Elizabeth Hurleys.

I just get so fed up with seeing the same things written about me. If I see the words 'ice queen' attached to me, I feel like banging my head against the wall. There's this perception that I can only be in a film if I have a glass of champagne in my hand and a stately home in the background.