Scott Thomas
Scott Thomas
frightened
I tend to do things that I'm very frightened of. That's what I do.
pigs scotland sheep
If you make a film about a pig farmer in Wales and you are a huge hit as the pig farmer's wife, the next thing is you'll be asked to do a film about a sheep farmer in Scotland.
movie stars children
Sometimes, I think I could have been a major movie star with the vast mansion and staff. I look at my Volvo and think it could be a limousine. I think of the roles I turned down. But then I wouldn't have had any children.
language foreign-language
French is a foreign language, but I've been speaking it since I was 18 so it's second nature to me.
country culture ageing
French culture takes ageing very seriously. There's much less ageism than in Anglo-Saxon countries.
film
Films are just consumables.
depression should-have mental-illness
You know those drugstore kits that tell you when you're pregnant? They should have one that tells you when you're sane.
worry doubt always-worrying
I'm a bit of a Doubting Thomas - always worrying about things.
movie stars space
The problem with being a film actress or a movie star is that people see you so huge that somehow you're visually massive or somehow you're in some removed space, which is a television or wherever. It somehow takes your humanity.
talking careers oscars
'The English Patient' was a huge turning point in my career and my life; it became this huge thing. But the whole Oscar build-up got completely out of control; I spent more time talking about that film than I spent making it!
cannes-film-festival political different
The Cannes film festival is about big-budget films but also remarkable films made in different political regimes by film-makers with little resources.
size different shapes
We all come in different shapes and sizes, and that's fine by me.
opposites people interest
Now, playing a love interest can be really thrilling, if you're working opposite thrilling people.
heart want world
I do not want to pour out my heart to the world. I am cautious of what I say and to whom.