You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration

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Even if there are a lot women in films, there are few who are lesbians,...

Even if there are a lot women in films, there are few who are lesbians,...

I love vampire stories. That's why I did the movie. Women especially were taken with...

I love vampire stories. That's why I did the movie. Women especially were taken with...

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for...

It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for...

I like all these little animals that run and eat and hide all the time....

I like all these little animals that run and eat and hide all the time....

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....

People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable.

People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable.

Sometimes it's more difficult to do very simple, low-key films.

Sometimes it's more difficult to do very simple, low-key films.

I'm lucky; people write scripts for me

I'm lucky; people write scripts for me

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 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 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.

The story is more important to me than the part.

The story is more important to me than the part.

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...

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

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

People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on...

People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on...

Truffaut loved actresses, and he was very intense. All the actresses I knew wanted to...

Truffaut loved actresses, and he was very intense. All the actresses I knew wanted to...

I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've...

I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've...

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you...

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you...