Kristin Scott Thomas

"In fact, in many ways my mother was quite hippy-dippy, serving macrobiotic food and reading 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.'"

"Often, the roles I'm offered in England are melancholic women who are filled with regret for the past, regret for their fading beauty."

"If you're feeling insecure and you need to feel special, the best place to go is somewhere foreign where people treat you as special because you're different."

"I think in most jobs, you get better as you get older. You gain experience, you gain knowledge."

"I can't move back to England. My home is in France now. I'd love to but I can't. My family's all there now."

"I'm not one of those famous people flying round the world emoting over every catastrophe. I'm too feeble."