Acting is a way of living out one's insanity.

Quote by Isabelle Huppert

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In a very complex way, things have improved in the dramatic field. Before you had...

In a very complex way, things have improved in the dramatic field. Before you had...

For me, making films is like being on vacation, it's a nice walk. But theatre...

For me, making films is like being on vacation, it's a nice walk. But theatre...

I think being an actress is more how to cope with the fact that you...

I think being an actress is more how to cope with the fact that you...

For a long time I have compared cinema to music, I think cinema has a...

For a long time I have compared cinema to music, I think cinema has a...

But theatre is always a difficult experience.

But theatre is always a difficult experience.

Once you have made the decision to do the film, once you have identified the...

Once you have made the decision to do the film, once you have identified the...

I don't know if you ever say to yourself that you want to be an...

I don't know if you ever say to yourself that you want to be an...

I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and...

I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and...

When you come to do the film, it is not the time to wonder why...

When you come to do the film, it is not the time to wonder why...

Perhaps Europeans are a bit more skeptic whereas Americans are more believers.

Perhaps Europeans are a bit more skeptic whereas Americans are more believers.

I like to take these unusual characters and then make them as normal as possible,...

I like to take these unusual characters and then make them as normal as possible,...

Going through this musical experience really helped us to understand the core of the film.

Going through this musical experience really helped us to understand the core of the film.

But on the whole, nothing requires unbearable energy for me, it's just a normal thing.

But on the whole, nothing requires unbearable energy for me, it's just a normal thing.

I never wondered whether I should be a stage actress or a movie actress.

I never wondered whether I should be a stage actress or a movie actress.

Even for the most difficult scenes, and there are difficult scenes in the film, and...

Even for the most difficult scenes, and there are difficult scenes in the film, and...

But someone like Claude Chabrol tries to make a connection between the society in which...

But someone like Claude Chabrol tries to make a connection between the society in which...

Yes, he wanted me to do Funny Games before, which I didn't want to do...

Yes, he wanted me to do Funny Games before, which I didn't want to do...

My mom's a Catholic, and my dad's a Jew, and they didn't want anything to...

My mom's a Catholic, and my dad's a Jew, and they didn't want anything to...

Before I do a play I say that I hope it's going to be for...

Before I do a play I say that I hope it's going to be for...

It really helps you to go through difficult situations by just thinking about it as...

It really helps you to go through difficult situations by just thinking about it as...