Eva Green
In Los Angeles, I feel like the ugly duckling, like I'm from Venus or something.
Most of the women in film are there to be beautiful to the man.
It's quite hard to find a ballsy or complex character. So the roles I've taken are those. Lot's of people put me in the dark category.
There's this shop in New York I go to; it has bones and fossils and insects that are like works of art. I have a few on my wall.
I don't like flirting, and when I love someone, I always give everything, maybe too much. And then you have to work at it all the time. I mean, the first months are always great, but afterwards it becomes hard work. It's not as passionate and crazy.
I like characters who have strong facades and then have secrets. They have cracks.
Oh, yeah, I like a high neck. And I like naked backs. It seems very sexy. Red carpets are about being a bit theatrical - having fun rather than being too safe. You have to be brave. Fashion is fun.
I go shopping maybe three times a year in an intense way. I'm like a man. Can't spend too much time in a shop.
I wear no makeup in real life. I'm very simple. That may be why I go over the top for the red carpet. But otherwise, I'm very plain. I should make more of an effort, actually.
I love the musicality of English. French sounds flat. In English, you can play with pitch.
For me, working out is nothing to do with looks. It's to let it all out - the stress, the self-consciousness - you think less; it makes you more centred.
I feel like I'm 1,000. I don't feel I'm young enough a lot of the time.
We all show facets, to your mother, or to your boyfriend, or a friend. You're always a bit different.
A film can be big or small - I have to just fall in love with it. To connect with the character, the script, and the director. Sometimes they say to you, 'You should do that for your career; it's a big thing, people will go and see it,' but I wouldn't be able to, because my heart wouldn't be in it. I would drive people quite mad.
The worst is when men try too hard, because it's not very masculine. Your outfit has to look like 'Oh, I just grabbed that.' Not too calculated. Jeans, a t-shirt: the simpler the better.
Hollywood wouldn't suit me. In L.A. it's all about work - studio people have their five minutes with you and they go, 'Oh mah Gahd, I love your movie.' You just feel very self-conscious there.
When I'm at an event, I like to be an eccentric dresser. I will just keep wearing what I like.
Towards the end of 'Dark Shadows,' the sets are cracking and bleeding, but so is Angelique. The fact that she breaks apart physically as well as mentally lends an added dimension, and I just loved playing that.
It's true that I'm drawn to unusual stories. Normal roles don't really attract me.
I give everything to my work, and I like complex roles, characters that aren't obvious. I've been very lucky so far, and I'm dreaming of working with directors like Jane Campion, Susanne Bier and the Dardennes. But the gods will decide.
I think it's very important to recognize talent in all facets of filmmaking. Making a movie is such a lengthy and intense experience, so it's wonderful to honour actors, directors, producers and all crew members who put so much hard work and passion into a project.
My mother is an actress and very well known in France; hence, I move to London to start my own life.
My father has always written with Mont Blanc pens. It's very chic and elegant and classic.
I'm very scared of water. When you don't see the water... I imagine monsters - stupid things.
Don't be ashamed of who you are, embrace who you are.Collection: Embrace
It's boring to be like everybody.Collection: Boring
If you're weird, it's good to be weird.Collection: Ifs
I've always felt like I'm from another planet.Collection: Planets
Nipples aren't killing children. They should be more concerned about the wars that are happening. There's so much violence in the world. There are so many legitimate things to be upset about besides nipples.Collection: Children
That is really the freedom that allows you to create something that is exciting because who knows what's true?Collection: Exciting
When people say 'You're so beautiful' it makes me want to kill myself! As an actress you want to be seen for what you do, for the characters you can play, otherwise I'd be a modelCollection: Beautiful
I don't believe in awards. It's very good for the ego, I suppose.Collection: Believe
I don't watch anything I'm in. Not even on set. I won't go over to the monitor to watch what we've just shot. It's too terrible. I think I'm just very self-conscious.Collection: Thinking
We didn't have a lot of time to really prepare for a great chemistry. It was more instantaneous and instinctive. In the morning I went to Daniel Craig trailer and if I wanted to make some changes there was sort of a go between me and the director. It was good because Daniel is always like, "C'mon let's go for it. Let's fight for it!"Collection: Morning
There are a lot of people who want to be famous nowadays: singers, actors and, you know, it's like a roller-coaster. And when you are very sensitive - I'm very sensitive - you have to be very strong... You have to just not pay attention to the people who hate you, you know?Collection: Strong
When I'm not working I just like to be comfortable: I love black, nothing tight, no heels, no make-up - it's nice to be able to breathe!Collection: Nice
I've never been very good talking about myself.Collection: Talking
I've always felt a bit weird, very shy.Collection: Shy
I love photo shoots where I can be like a pinup, not myself. Where I can be feminine, glamorous, dark not like in real life. I hate it when you go in and they want you to be 'natural,' to be yourself. I just hate it. I love having fun. When they ask you to smile, I hate it. Of course I smile in my real life, but to do it on cue, that's not spontaneous. I'd rather do something that's like a little movie, like a little story, rather than just me, I feel naked.Collection: Being Yourself
I didn't know about the Bond girl thing. I was approached very quickly, boom, boom, boom, it happened.Collection: Girl
There are ways of doing stunts without me. I get no pleasure putting my life in jeopardy just to get the shot. Life is too short for that nonsense.Collection: Life Is Too Short
All my jewelry has stories.Collection: Stories
In the make-up trailer there are always lots of trashy magazines and it's always quite pleasant to go through them in the morning. That's when I realized, "Oh my, it's quite nasty". There was a lot of pressure on Daniel Craig. He was quite nervous and paranoid, especially in the Bahamas on the beach, lots of paparazzi. Even on me in France - nasty things! Like I was going to get fired, I was so bad.Collection: Beach
At the end of the day, I choose something that makes my heart beat, that I can relate to, that's very complex, or human.Collection: Heart
In a Tim Burton movie, you know it's going to be something unusual, or a bit mad. Something "other."Collection: Mad
Seeing what the film becomes, out of your hands - you never know, you know? I'm always rather anxious. It's not like in theater when you are more in control. You're more - not a puppet, but you don't control it. You don't own it.Collection: Film
I don't want to be a Hollywood star. I just want to do my job and enjoy it. My aim is to find my true identity and to remain true to myself.Collection: Jobs
I was cast last minute for Casino Royale. They asked me to fly to Prague. I liked the script very much. I flew to Prague and did a bit of an audition. I was really focused and stressed out. And Daniel Craig was there. He was very, very blonde, like a Steve McQueen. He's moving a lot in real life. He's quite nervous. He was very lovely, very patient, and really connecting with me when we did the screen test.Collection: Real
I've never played a character that is just beautiful, but sometimes you can read scripts that sound so shallow, like women are objects. I've never done something like that, though.Collection: Beautiful