Quotes By Eva Green

I'm not really involved with politics... I'm living in my cocoon with my classical music around.

I need to fall in love with someone. Sorry - I mean fall in love with something. I need to wake myself up.

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 model.

My father is Swedish and my mother is French.

I'm worried because of my mother, she's going to see my performance and she's quite hard. She's going to see me naked. And my Dad, woah. Yeah, they're going to see me like a woman, you know?

Lots of shy people dress a bit too much. It's just kind of an armour. People say the same thing about me.

I'll need my whole lifetime to polish my craft.

People think I'm so strong, but I'm very shy.

I want to travel. Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes.

My mother did movies from the New Wave, but I was quite shocked I didn't know much about that period. Bernado showed us film of the demonstrations of the time.

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.

I am a dreamer. Seriously, I'm living on another planet.

In Los Angeles, I feel like the ugly duckling, like I'm from Venus or something.

I hardly ever go to parties. If I really have to, I'll go, but I'm not the most open person, which is sometimes not the best quality.

Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.

I was very studious, too much. I would never go out at weekends. I was very serious. You should have seen me in class - I was blushing and sweating every time the teacher asked me something.

Everyone wants to work in America. Maybe not blockbusters or Terminator, but to have the choice.

Most of the women in film are there to be beautiful to the man.

I feel sick if I have to do something for the money. I can't breathe. I'm not proud of myself.

I'm French, so I'm quite lazy about exercising, and I smoke. But I do love going for a run in the morning with my dog. That's all.

A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school.

Hmm, limelight... No, I'm not Sienna Miller or Angelina Jolie. I'm very lucky and happy, but I still find it very difficult to get good scripts and good roles. It's really a jungle out there.

In this business actors who have Botox or surgery make you very aware of age. It's awful.

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!

I didn't want to do 'Casino Royale' when they told me to audition. I said no. Then they sent me the script, and I thought it was actually very interesting - and I had no other work at the time.

I also liked Daniel Craig. He's not like any other Bond. So we'll see. In 10 years I might be cursed for doing it, but I'm very grateful for what it has done for me.

Some people collect butterflies - I love beetles.