I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I’m afraid of knowing too well and seeming mechanical.
There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that is ruled by men.
It’s always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you’re always afraid that you don’t know your own strength and might hurt someone.
I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some actor that I used to like, to find them offering no more surprises.
People who know me know I’m strong, but I’m vulnerable.
You suffer as an actor. It’s difficult to be an actor and live a good life, especially today.
To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who’s waiting to see the doctor. It’s not the kind of wait where you get bored.
Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely.
I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I’ve always liked the way they look. Even rats. I’m not scared of them.
I’m not an admirer of action movies. I just think, Oh my God, it must be so tiring.
I choose my roles carefully.
I didn’t devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but my life has always been more important.
I’m not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I’m an actress when I’m not working.
Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn’t look the way I looked, I would never have started in films.
It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for women.
Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.
Mississippi Mermaid was a very special experience because we only had the dialogues for the scenes we were shooting the night before.
Actors have to be there and do the work, and that’s enough.
On Belle de Jour, the producer was very protective. It was very hard for me.
Some people fall in love with their co-stars and feel things that they never thought they would feel for them because they are touching.