Leslie Caron

When I did small films like Lily and Buenos Vista, everyone thought my career would be ruined.

I hate biographies which say, I was called to such and such an office, and he offered me so and so, and I got so and so money. I find that very tedious. The best biographies are written by other people.

You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them.

It's the first film that I made where the director was not present under the camera, and it threw me.

The American is wholeheartedly for love and romance at any cost.

The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing.

I went to the Tokyo Film Festival in Japan because I love Japanese cinema.

I know a lot of Americans in Paris who have married Frenchmen. They keep bringing up their experience, the clash of civilizations, the clash of personalities.

In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?

I toured the Middle Eastern countries with the ballet.

I had two children. I had a nanny to manage my kids.

I was trying to be very at ease in this arrogant person, and very worldly, but something human came into the part. I hate to say that. I wanted to be totally worldly.