Leslie Caron

“I went to Kerala in India, to learn Ayurveda, which was fantastic.”

“I had two children. I had a nanny to manage my kids.”

“James Ivory comes close to the actors for the first rehearsal. He more or less lets you direct yourself and then will only correct you if he finds it incorrect.”

“It's the first film that I made where the director was not present under the camera, and it threw me.”

“Cinema will always have an important role to play in society.”

“I was trying to be very at ease in this arrogant person, and very worldly, but something human came into the part. I hate to say that. I wanted to be totally worldly.”

“Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls.”