"Get married, but never to a man who is home all day"

"The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people"

"Better never than late."

"Go on writing plays, my boy, One of these days one of these London producers will go into his office and say to his secretary, "Is there a play from Shaw this morning?" and when she says, "No," he will say, "Well, then we'll have to start on the rubbish." And that's your chance, my boy."

"You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the government. And, with due respect to these gentlemen, I advise you, as long as the capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold."

"The surest way to ruin a man who doesn't know how to handle money is to give him some."

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history."

"Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world. But they are shapes, they bring the world into focus, they corral ideas, they hone thoughts, they paint watercolors of perception."

"Perversion is the erotic form of hatred."

"Music, the perfume of hearing, probably began as a religious act, to arouse groups of people."

"Selves will accumulate when one isn’t looking, and they don’t always act wisely or well."

"I never thought I would have an opportunity to act in the United States, and continue to expand my career outside of Europe. To be honest, my reality is bigger than I would have ever dared to dream."

"You have to have the passion. I could not live if I wasn't an actor. If you're just in it for beautiful dresses and movie stars, then I think you should not be an actor."

"I'm not a very good impersonator, my friends maybe, but not famous people."

"People should get married at the end of the road, not the beginning."

"I'm European, small, dainty - but I actually consider myself more of a tomboy."

"I'm European, small, dainty - but I actually consider myself more of a tomboy."

"I don't have to work just to work anymore. More interesting parts come my way, so I can afford to say, 'I don't want to make that.'"

"I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'"

"I don't want to live my life in a five-star hotel. That's not real life to me. You can't appreciate it."

"I don't obsess about my weight. I just know I've got to watch it when my pants feel tight."

"I don't have any romantic ideas about marriage. Trust me. A white dress... ? No. It's not something for me."

"I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to prepare an emotional scene, to cry or whatever, I listen to sonatas. Vivaldi and stuff. It's just beautiful to me."

"My sport is biking. I'm not much of a gym person, but I like being outside - hiking, canoeing, camping."

"I don't want to let my life as a woman pass me by. There's a time to work, there's a time to be young and crazy, and there should be a time to enjoy motherhood. I'm actually looking forward to that."

"I consider myself a 'local' actor in France. I started out in France, I went to drama school in France and the French film community was very welcoming to me when I was a young actress."

"I don't know about style. I know about my personal style."

"A well-cut dress is my personal style. I definitely like it classic; less is more. The thing I despise most is vulgarity."

"Sometimes you can write a great scene, but when you're actually in a situation and it doesn't work, you have to be flexible enough to make it work for you."

"It's fun being one of the boys. It's fun to play a character that's rough and gets down and dirty and not to be this precious girl who just sits in the corner and just sort of stands by the action."

"When you are in a relationship, you want the other person to appreciate the things you like. It sounds superficial, but it's nice."

"It's taken me a long time to realize that my own life is far more interesting than any part I'll ever play."

"I'm intrigued more and more by complex female characters because I'm more in touch with myself. I realize how screwed up or complex I am. And I'm flattered that, little by little, more and more directors want to meet me."

"I don't believe in marriage. I believe in a commitment that you make in your heart. There's no paper that will make you stay."

"I'm not one of those women who thinks beauty is a curse."

"What you wear is such an expression of who you are. That's like someone picking out who I'm going to date!"

"People always think I’m dainty when they meet me, but I’m really not. I’m very German – we’re not made out of sugar."

"I like to stay fit by being generally active."

"Family is becoming more and more important to me."

"When I turned 30, I realized how ignorant I really was. I always thought I had a very accomplished life."

"I grew up loving actresses or actors who were very classy but who seemed a little bit mysterious because you couldn't grasp what they're really thinking."

"I've worked with actors who were very helpful and a lot better than I was."

"I'm not a snob."

"I consider myself a 'local' actor in France. I started out in France, I went to drama school in France and the French film community was very welcoming to me when I was a young actress."

"In between films I like to travel and hope to visit "every "continent before I become a mother."

"It's taken me a long time to realize that my own life is far more interesting than any part I'll ever play."

"I'm not one of those women who thinks beauty is a curse."

"I don't have to work just to work anymore. More interesting parts come my way, so I can afford to say, 'I don't want to make that.'"

"Being German, I think we don't really express a lot of things."

"I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and products should be accessible to all women over the world."