I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me. It's why I'm here on this planet.

I don't want to go to the Bahamas on holiday. I hate islands. I want to go to Brittany, where it's cold and raining, and there's nothing fancy about it.

Too many women throw themselves into romance because they're afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won't do that.

You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details.

I'm an adaptable nomad. I love Paris, I've been living in Los Angeles and New York since 1990. I love London, too. My roots are inside of me.

I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when I was fourteen.

My therapist in Paris once told me that being creative is a better form of therapy for me than sitting on his couch.

Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?

I can't really explain the feeling of acting. It makes you the most insecure you can possibly be.

Maybe I'm a bit of a psycho-but I'd rather be psycho than boring.

I like doing sequels. Basically, I think it's a fun thing to follow characters in time. In real time.

Follow your heart, don't fear changes. Heart changes its content every second with love.

Good leaders know who they are—their strengths, weaknesses, passions, talents, and values. And, developing leaders always starts with self-awareness.

When I go after something, I go after it hard. It has always been that way. I don't know. It's in my blood.

I'm in favor of personal growth as long as it doesn't include malignant tumors.

You know, the one with all the well meaning rules that don't work out in real life, uh, Christianity.

It seemed unthinkable for me to leave the world forever before I had produced all that I felt called upon to produce

National security is vital for economic and social progress.

I know that I am floating on the benefit of other people. I do not deserve the blessings that I've gotten.

What new psychology suggests, it's the factor that is top of consciousness at the moment before you make that economic decision that will win the day.

If somebody steps on your shoes and ruins them, don't freak out.. get a new pair of shoes. If you miss something, don't freak out.. there's nothing you can do to change it.. just move on