"I think acting is about forgetting yourself in order to give the best of yourself. It's passing through you more than you're creating it. You're not the flower, but the vase which holds the flower."

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"I think acting is about forgetting yourself in order to give the best of yourself. It's passing through you more than you're creating it. You're not the flower, but the vase which holds the flower."

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"Maybe it's because my mother divorced and my grandmother divorced, so maybe I'm frightened deep down. But then I also feel there is no real need. Why do I need to get married? To reassure me? No I don't need reassurance."

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"Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters were sisters - but I'm not so sure now."

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"I sometimes feel like I could do another job. Anything. Maybe because as an actress you're playing different characters, everything feels possible."

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"Oh, I'll be forgotten too, don't worry."

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"Acting is a tough business, and you need to be in good shape mentally and physically."

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"But I've never felt that being an actress is being in a comfortable place. It's seen from the outside that we're being driven in big cars and having these gorgeous suites and all of that. But come on, it's not about that."

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"I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them."

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