Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I looked, I would never have started in films.

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To have a public life, you still have the right to a private life.

To have a public life, you still have the right to a private life.

I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested.

I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested.

I did important films when I was very young.

I did important films when I was very young.

Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.

Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.

Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.

The story is more important to me than the part.

The story is more important to me than the part.

Sex is a big question mark. It is something people will talk about forever.

Sex is a big question mark. It is something people will talk about forever.

Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even...

Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even...

I don't enjoy. I suffer from enjoying. It's very Christian.

I don't enjoy. I suffer from enjoying. It's very Christian.

To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor....

To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor....

I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of...

I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of...

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number...

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number...

I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double.

I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double.

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but...

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but...

I choose my roles carefully.

I choose my roles carefully.

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Within crisis, are the seeds of opportunity.

Within crisis, are the seeds of opportunity.

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...