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Otherwise, to be a movie star, it's a lot of compromise and also a lot of headaches. You can't do what you want. You become a prisoner of your fame. This happened to me in France and I don't want it.

I think being a movie star is about whether an audience can watch you and care about you.

I'm not trying necessarily to become a movie star; that wouldn't be bad but that's not the aim. I'm just trying to do interesting things and go into areas where I've not been before.

I think I'm a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn't want to live my life surrounded by other actors all the time.

Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.

I'm not a movie star, and I don't want to become a movie star.

The point of being a movie star is that people cast you in a role. Actors tie themselves in knots trying to get out of that.

I don't have real big aspirations to be a movie star. I would love to be on a long-running hit TV show. You end up playing a defining role.

As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I can apply myself as an actor, is to go beyond movie stardom and celebrity.

I never thought of myself as a movie star. I'm just a working girl. A working girl who worked her way to the top - and never fell off.