I like this other world, this forgetting of myself. The actor works in order to escape, not to find himself. You become an actor by leaving yourself, and then you have to keep acting. How tragic!

The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance.

I'm very glad to have something to be passionate about. I can't imagine a life without passion.

My mother was Protestant, and in her mind life was more about work and obligations and responsibilities.

I learned so much from other actors and they definitely didn't treat me like some sex bomb or bimbo. I felt fully accepted in the regular movie world. I didn't feel categorised.

No one has taken my heart in their hand. I haven't given it... I have lent myself, rented myself out, but never given myself.

The film was made in 1973. It was a golden time for people to experiment without risking, for example, AIDS. Today one has to be so much more careful and I don't think a character like that could exist now.