When I was five, I think, that's when I started wanting to be an actress. I loved to play. I didn't like the world around me because it was kind of grim, but I loved to play house. It was like you could make your own boundaries.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Go up in an airplane. Go high enough, and it's like we don't even exist.

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.

I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.