You know those drugstore kits that tell you when you're pregnant? They should have one that tells you when you're sane..

We older women in Europe are lucky not to be shoved away in a drawer..

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

I do consider myself as being French, I suppose..

I never go straight to the point if I can go the most difficult way. Why be simple when you can be complicated?.

I'm very wary of trust, you see..

Movies make you immortal and ageless..

If you're feeling insecure and you need to feel special, the best place to go is somewhere foreign where people treat you as special because you're d….

I am sure that, had I grown up with both parents, had I grown up in a safe environment, had I grown up with a feeling of safety rather than danger, I….

I wouldn't want you to see me all the time on the screen, because I get bored of it myself!.

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..

I try to make films that I find exciting. It makes me want to get out of bed at five in the morning, have my make-up done and play for the rest of th….

People are always saying, English, English, English rose, and I just feel so completely different..

Life is too short to live on low-fat everything..

In fact, in many ways my mother was quite hippy-dippy, serving macrobiotic food and reading 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.'.

I never raise my voice!.

Men don't fall in love with me - only young ones..

I know I can be bolshy and really unpleasant, and it always happens if I lose confidence in the people I'm working with. If I've got no confidence in….

When I speak English, I've been told, I have this patrician way of speaking that's very irritating. It's the whole class thing..

I still absolutely love 'The Sound of Music' and anything with Julie Andrews in it..

I love shooting French films because I don't have to stick with being sophisticated or stuck-up..