I've always been able to decide what was more important at different points in my life, but I never gave up personal things to work, never.

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I don't live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to...

I don't live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to...

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

I live very normally, I go out with my friends, we go to the movies,...

I live very normally, I go out with my friends, we go to the movies,...

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands...

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands...

A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind....

A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind....

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.

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

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

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...

Mississippi Mermaid was a very special experience because we only had the dialogues for the...

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

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

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 cannot imagine having a physical relationship with a woman. I have not done that....

I cannot imagine having a physical relationship with a woman. I have not done that....

I have been involved in some films other actresses would not have done.

I have been involved in some films other actresses would not have done.

I choose my roles carefully.

I choose my roles carefully.

I'm not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I'm...

I'm not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I'm...

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that...

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that...

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 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.