Famke Janssen

“In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?”

“I always feel like I want to do my career my own way.”

“I love stories about two people who are doing illegal things, who we really enjoy watching despite the fact that we know they are doomed in some way.”

“I live in New York. I don't really particularly want to move to LA.”

“There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.”

“I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.”

“The Dutch are a very practical people.”

“Netflix is something I watch.”

“Film has played such a big part in my life, in my impressions of the United States.”

“I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.”

“The only way to do is just to go for it, otherwise it ends up looking phoney.”

“My French is still good. That's a beautiful language and I'm happy to speak it.”

“I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.'”