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.

I still have agents in France, Los Angeles and Amsterdam who call and suggest parts. I'd love to keep on doing both painting and acting until the end of my days.

Self confidence for me is a fragile fleece.

I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement.

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

As a painter you're responsible yourself, 100 percent. In film, you have the editor, the director, the other actors. It has the advantage of not being solitary.

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.