Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion.

I try to see my films just once. it's like a dream you've been through when it's been intense, and you just have to go through it once more just to make sure you've had it.

But I've never felt that being an actress is being in a comfortable place. It's seen from the outside that we're being driven in big cars and having these gorgeous suites and all of that. But come on, it's not about that.

But I think it's a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman. That's when we hit our peak and become this ripe fruit.

Because I want to tell a story I believe in, and at the moment, the Hollywood scripts I've been reading didn't feel like that.

Attraction is beyond our will or ideas sometimes.

As an actress we don't beat one another. It's whoever's right for the part.

Acting is a tough business, and you need to be in good shape mentally and physically.

Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters were sisters - but I'm not so sure now.