 But the privileges that one has enjoyed and exploited can sometimes turn against you: nobody thinks of you as a director, you are always an actress. |
| There is no doubt that this film is autobiographical, but at the same time it also tries to portray an ordinary couple in a language that everyone can understand. |
| Mel Gibson would not be a good James Bond. |
| So, sometimes, when I'm not happy with my performance and I have to think, I will think in English. |
| When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with. |
| And I think it's very rare to have good stories, well written comedies. |
| You know French means like sophisticated, well educated, so far. |
| You can perform all kind of characters but you cannot change what people feel for you. |
| I just heard a very funny story about somebody who died yesterday, I'm sorry to say so but it was so absurd that you can't help laughing. And the person that was concerned about that story was laughing too. |
| What I am interested in is the present time. |
| Even if I think in English, it's more a language of acting than French. |
| I'm a good storyteller. |
| As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life. |
| I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about portraying the often painful transition into the adult world. |
| Words, yes, formulating things, creating something from your heart, it is something very necessary, yes. |
| Oh, I'm not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I'm French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions. |
| Well it is sometimes difficult to act in another language. |
| I think it's almost easier to make people cry than to make people laugh. |
| It is something actresses need to go through and I think they look forward to being naked in a movie. I don't know why, but it is something you need to exhaust from yourself. |
| Genre aside, I'd like to make a film about people. |
