“I have no idea how I’m perceived in America because I don’t live the reality of America”

When you’re in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there’s no difference.

Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It’s very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play.

I’m a lucky person because I’ve been loved a lot. I have a great family.

People are very passionate in Italy. If you like something, you like something. If you hate something, you hate something. When you hate something, you are screaming.

When a relationship doesn’t work anymore, it’s terrible to stay with someone that you don’t love.

It’s not the Jews that killed Christ. It was a political situation, and it was the Romans who killed Jesus. They put Jesus on the cross, not the Jews

Love does not go away, it changes.

I live in Paris but I feel I am a daughter of Europe.

Beauty becomes alive and interesting when it’s habited.

I believe that time destroys everything. You can take one beautiful apple, red. After a while, it becomes shrivelled and full of worms, just like what happens to us

Instead of going to the gym, I dress in black – a lot more practical and much more fun.

I come from a Catholic religion, but I’m not Catholic.

I like comedies, I like thrillers, I like love stories. Everything is beautiful; it depends if the film is good, who cares? Everything is interesting.

I didn’t have familiarity with children. I’m learning day after day, with her [daughter]. And what impresses me the most is that she, Deva, is an individual person. But in miniature, she seems to be a special effect.

If you have a script that’s not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a great script with a director who’s not good, never are you going to have a good movie.

I think the lawyers are such incredible actors. Can you imagine the performance they have to do every day?