I want to keep my attractiveness as long as I can. It has to do with vitality and energy and interest.

I have watched people who have nothing to do with the film business, but who have become part of the circle for a short period of time. They can be truly devastated when the film wraps and people leave.

Success as a woman has changed me. That's what I feel is the first thing. When I feel like a successful woman as a rounded human being, then it feeds my work in a broader way so it becomes more interesting.

I'd like to work more, but I don't just want to do kind of generic characters. I want to do interesting characters, and I'd like to be cast against type.

A Latin teacher told me I might make a good actress, and that stuck in my memory. I did some modeling, and Polanski gave me that small part.

There is an eternal humanity that crosses through all people, and it's more interesting often when it's about struggle - not people with champagne glasses.

To be used in a part without depth is a frustrating feeling, when you know you have something to give.

I have never given up on men easily.

You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting.

I'm quite happy being myself. I'm a big fan of Jessica Lange and Jeanne Moreau, but I don't want to be anyone else.

I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions.

I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour.

I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.

At first I was always cast as the girlfriend. It was a long time before I got to play characters who were people.

Your voice is your tool and represents you. It's very important to have a good voice where you can be understood.

I'm a very nurturing kind of person and a sort of a homemaker. I'm just interested in things remaining fresh.

I really feel that the talent I have is acting. Freedom and the possibility of play-that is what I like to have.

I don't come in with any preconceived ideas, and although I will have done some preparation, I can go which way the director wants.

Being around people with whom you feel a connection, on many levels, not just a professional one, is very relaxing. Your ears are more open to someone who is not a cantankerous bastard.