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My primary and secondary education was in French, which had a lasting influence on my life.

In addition to the research, I enjoyed learning French and assimilating the culture of another country.

In France, I learned about wine and cheese.

When I was in high school I thought I was going to university into psychology.

I grew up in a literary home and majored in French, English, and sociology. They all have served me well over the years.

I'd always been interested in psychology.

Columbia University, where I went to study in 1993, insisted its undergraduates learn a foreign language, so I discovered French.

When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.

I need to do psychology classes. That would be so interesting to me, studying people.

I wasn't going to be a college kid. The only subject I was interested in was English. I think I had a subconscious interest in analyzing story.