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I like travelling and if I have to come to Hollywood to make a movie I will, but otherwise I'd never move there. It's very much an industry town and that doesn't really interest me.

Juliette Binoche

Hollywood

Interest

Will

I believe that being an actress or being involved in a movie has to be a life experience, otherwise why go for it? I have to change me, and I have to learn things, and I have to push me and my limits. By acting, I find a freedom inside of a prison in a way.

For me, habit is just a synonym for death.

Juliette Binoche

Death

Habit

I think acting is about forgetting yourself in order to give the best of yourself. It's passing through you more than you're creating it. You're not the flower, but the vase which holds the flower.

Juliette Binoche

Acting

Order

Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was a way to choose a new family.

But I've never felt that being an actress is being in a comfortable place. It's seen from the outside that we're being driven in big cars and having these gorgeous suites and all of that. But come on, it's not about that.

Juliette Binoche

Being

But I think it's a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman. That's when we hit our peak and become this ripe fruit.

Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion.

Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters were sisters - but I'm not so sure now.

Attraction is beyond our will or ideas sometimes.

Juliette Binoche

Ideas

Will

As an actress we don't beat one another. It's whoever's right for the part.

Juliette Binoche

Right

Each new film is like a trial. Before I step in front of the camera, I do not know whether I am going to fall or whether I am going to fly - and that is exactly the way I want it to stay.

Juliette Binoche

Film

Want

I think it's the same simple thing for everyone - to be happy, and have love in your life.

Juliette Binoche

Life

Love

I try to see my films just once. it's like a dream you've been through when it's been intense, and you just have to go through it once more just to make sure you've had it.

Juliette Binoche

Dream

I was so happy when they cast me in Chocolat, because it's one of my vices.

Juliette Binoche

Vices