Some of these are Famke's quotes and some others are her interests.
Some quotes by Famke
"I don't like message movies, I don't believe that movies ought to have messages. It's sort of a myth in Hollywood that you have to have a message. But I don't know. If a movie is a reflection of life, and life is very harsh, then that's enough."
"I want to work with good, interesting directors."
"I felt different being born into a family with two sisters who are blonde and blue-eyed, with me being the only brunette, and then I started growing and growing and growing. I never seemed to stop. When I was 12, all my girlfriends seemed to come up to my waist."
She likes, "Cappuccino--before I get to the set, please."
If she weren't acting she'd, "Be very sad."
"We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them."
-on her role in X-Men.
On dating Ben Affleck: She says, "He's part of a group of friends I've known a long time. We never even dated. I don't even like talking about dating. It's like having a stamp on your forehead: 'I'm available and I'm looking'. I've been in relationships since I was 16, so it's nice to have a little break. It's nice to find out you can do things on your own - like I can drill things in my apartment with a power drill. I'm excited about that. Before, I'd have asked the person I was with to do it. Little things like that give me satisfaction."
On her dog Licorice: She says she became a "doggie fashion whore". I treat Lick just like a baby. I am consumed by my dog and I can't wait to dress Lick in his cashmere and take him for a walk. Cashmere sweaters, raincoats, collars, and leashes to match - from Prada to Burberry's."
Also on Lick: He's all I can handle right now. He doesn't need a nanny, he can travel everywhere with me and he doesn't get drunk or do drugs. So he's not much trouble.
On her career: I don't want to be exploited. That of course, as an actress, is a real challenge, not to be exploited. So I'm just going to keep looking for as many different types of roles as I can find in different genre movies. That's my goal, my aim. I like doing that. I've had a pretty varied career so far.
On the homeland: I hated the food in my home country, the Netherlands. They overcook everything, all you get is overcooked, tough meat and overcooked, tasteless vegetables. So I hate to cook.
On Thanksgiving: For Thanksgiving, I really don't care what I eat, as long as my meat gets well massaged that day, if you know what I mean, baby!
On being a serious and beautiful actress: Looking back, boy, has there ever been a stigma in being a Bond Girl. That's what my mission in life is, just to prove them wrong. That's why I have such an urge to keep going and proving that. It's so silly. What on earth does the way you look have anything to do with whether you can act or not?
On life: I'm a firm believer in taking risks in life, because you'll never get anywhere unless you do, and the more risk involved the greater the outcome - or the worse, but you never know so you've got to go for it.
On men: Vanity is a real turn-off. It's bad enough in women, but in men it is really not appealing to me. I don't like people who are just kind of full of themselves or spend a lot of time getting ready. Guys just look great when they wake up in the morning with their hair all messed up, scruffy or whatever.
