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Quotes
I never want to do the same things twice. I like surprises.
Usually,
I read the script very often. I think that everything is hiding in the
script. After, I try to get some information documents about the
character, as much as I can know about her. After, I can imagine
whatever I want.
I'm not sure I'm quite ready to have someone be a prospector of jobs for me, because I believe there's some kind of destiny involved with meeting people... some things are just meant to happen.
You get so much information out of Audrey's face and eyes that it's hardly surprising she's become one of the more esteemed actresses in France.
I'm not proud of myself. I never watch me, thinking, 'Oh, you are (so great). You will be in this paper, this paper, this paper. You will have this many pages in this magazine.
Acting
is ephemeral. Without having an attitude, there are some more important
things in life.
I
wouldn't mind being in an American film for a laugh, but I certainly
don't want to be in Thingy Blah Blah 3, if you know what I mean.
I
show through my movies that I can do something else. But I always play
strong-minded characters. I think it's maybe because I'm like that. I
love being by myself.
I'm
a tomb when it comes to my personal life. I never give even a mote of
dust of that away.
After
Amelie was such a huge success that, strangely, I didn't want to do a
movie which could be a huge success. I wanted to go and to do something
smaller and more discreet.
After
each experience, you grow up, you get enriched with something, and you
don't know how you're going to be in six months, you don't know what
you're going to want, what you're going to need.
I
don't know where I'm going to be in three years. Because I have the
feeling that the future is so full of possibilities, to stop being an
actress, to do something else... for me, the future is just a huge bunch
of discoveries.
I
never want to do the same things twice. I like surprises.
I'm
not sure I'm quite ready to have someone be a prospector of jobs for me,
because I believe there's some kind of destiny involved with meeting
people... some things are just meant to happen.
In
France we have a law which doesn't allow the press to publish a photo
that you didn't approve. It lets the paparazzi take the picture, but if
they publish this picture, you have the choice to sue the newspaper. So
me, I always sued them.
People
in France are very intrusive when they recognize you. In New York, they
are very polite, with quick words, so it's great.
When
I wanted to do this job it was for making movies not for the glitter. Of
course with the fame I got more offers from different countries so it is
great to have huge luxuries for an actor to work and to have the choice.
But after, in life, I can't enjoy anonymity. But I can hide myself.
Hollywood
doesn't need me. After 'Amélie,' I didn't get any offers that
interested me. I have very eclectic tastes, but it's important for me
that a movie be sensitive, clever and subtle.
Everyone
thinks I have an ethnic origin, and could be from North Africa or parts
of Asia, or Italy and Spain. But, as far as I know, I'm 100-percent
French.
I
believe in God, but I am not sure to trust Him so much.
I
figured that maybe it would be interesting to try a blockbuster, but I
never thought it'd happen to me.
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