Quotes from Claire Forlani

I've just got a new house in Pacific Palisades. It's really cute.

The fact that people didn't know I was British did work for quite a while.

I'd be quite excited to play somebody British.

Depression is close to me, but suicide hasn't been.

And I did a movie called Basil with Jared Leto and Christian Slater.

I went to a private arts school. We had to wear cloaks.

My accent depends on whom I'm around.

After I saw the first thing I ever did, I got a migraine.

But Basquiat is the first thing I've done that I'm really proud of.

I was always ready to leave England for some absurd reason.

The older I get, the more relaxed I am.

I was truly ignorant about art before the film.

The imaginary world has always been the most fun place for me to be.

Armani's clothes are beautiful and modern and I love him.

My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago.

When I was younger, I think I intimidated people much more because I was far more insecure.

I'm lucky I had parents willing to be open and believe that an 11-year-old might know what she wanted to do. Or maybe they thought I'd find out that's what I didn't want to do.

Sometimes I miss the spirit of London, but it's a very gray place.

There's a higher form of happiness in commitment. I'm counting on it.

If I had a great body, I'd be naked all the time.

I am an unpredictable journey.

When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene.

I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible.

There's a higher form of happiness in commitment. I'm counting on it.