Most films seem to be about a man and a women falling in love at some point and once you pass forty-five, it's almost disgusting to fall in love.

My body is a baby machine.

The Cannes film festival is about big-budget films but also remarkable films made in different political regimes by film-makers with little resources.

At school, I always wanted to belong to a gang, and no one would have me. So I'd have make my own gang, but with everybody else's leftovers.

Having a leading man who is actually prettier than you are is quite upsetting.

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.

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