"That's when my grandfather started receiving his veteran's pension… He's a great man, Rachid Bouchareb. He called me, and I said to myself: 'I hope he calls me to offer me a role. And yes."

"As an actress, in the theater even more than in the cinema, in fact, I have always had a rather expressive way of acting. I love shouting out a text, declaiming it, giving it its poetic and political force. Here, indeed, my acting is more subdued, and that's what interested me ."

"I was born in Algiers in 1992, at the beginning of the 'black decade'. At the time, intellectuals were threatened with death. Since my father was a journalist, we came to France."

"I said to myself straight away: 'It's Algiers, I need this role.' It was too close to what was in my heart."

"I arrived in France at the age of 10, with my mother and my little brother. She had divorced my father. She wanted to leave Algeria to join my grandmother here. We had a lot of family problems, we didn't have a house, we didn't know where we were going to live."

"I was already behind because I didn't speak French and I was constantly changing schools. Once we had a more stable situation, I couldn't keep up anymore, I couldn't catch up. It was a shock for me because in Algeria, I was always top of the class and, suddenly, I found myself last. And all my dreams, everything I wanted to do since I was little, I knew it was no longer going to be possible. I had to find another solution."

"I was young and I wanted to have sex. I didn't want to remain a virgin. And then I thought: what options do I have? All the girls my age had a boyfriend, they were in love for a month, then they were sad, then they changed (...) I knew it was just going to be a waste of time, that it wasn't going to get me anywhere. I thought: I might as well have sex and earn something in return. I found it more exciting. And I didn't like men my age at all, I didn't find them interesting."

"I started going out and meeting women who took me with them. I followed them a little, I saw what they said, what they did... I felt a bit like a grown-up."

"Since I was a little girl, I've had this passion for fashion and for what makes women look beautiful."

"I'm very proud of what I've achieved so far ... I'm concentrating on my brand for the time being, but I've got so many other dreams, and I'm constantly brimming with ideas."

"I'm still the same person that I used to be, with the same passions and the same dreams. The only difference is that I've become a media target,"

"I don't like talking on the phone anymore, it's as simple as that."

"I am safe, healthy, and surrounded by caring people."

"It’s true, I had already made The Harem of Madame Osmane and Viva Algeria with Nadir, he’s someone I really get along well with, who lets me improvise. Délice Paloma was shot in France and Algeria. It was great to see these two teams working together, learning from each other. In Algeria, when filming had wrapped and the French team was leaving, everybody cried! I also remember an Algerian driver who had prepared a real feast at his house for the entire team!”"

"I was really happy; my agent, Sophie Barrois, had told me the news. She said: You can’t miss this festival; it’s such a wonderful event! It’s nice to introduce films like tonight, I like being in front of people, feeling their emotions. And it’s a very diverse audience: there are people of all origins in the theater, it’s amazing! I’m happy Jane Fonda is receiving the Lumière Award. Many of us grew up knowing of her father, Henry, and she herself is a great lady. She has dedicated her youth to her causes.”"