“I come from a family of actors. My grandfather was like a Laurence Oli...” — Emmanuelle Seigner Quote

“I come from a family of actors. My grandfather was like a Laurence Olivier with the Comedie Francaise. Since I was four I went every week to the Comedie Francaise. My aunt and grandmother were there, but my grandfather was a big star.”

“In France, I guess there's something like a tyranny in mentalities - we accept success badly, beauty, money. People are certainly envious, and this creates negative energy. This is annoying. I suffered a great deal at one time. I had to fight harder than others. Add to that my marriage to Polanski.”

“The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is to leave us something at last.”

“Madea is a cross between my mother and my aunt. She's the type of grandmother that was on every corner when I was growing up.”

“I was born in Senegal in 1996. My mom moved to New York when I was two years old, so I was raised by my aunt back home.”