For me, making films is like being on vacation, it's a nice walk. But theatre is like mountaineering. You never know whether you're going to fall off or make it to the top.

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The Greeks already understood that there was more interest in portraying an unusual character than...

The Greeks already understood that there was more interest in portraying an unusual character than...

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

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

For an actress there is no greater gift than having a camera in front of...

For an actress there is no greater gift than having a camera in front of...

But theatre is always a difficult experience.

But theatre is always a difficult experience.

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.

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

But it wasn't just a technical approach towards the piano, studying the music for this...

But it wasn't just a technical approach towards the piano, studying the music for this...

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...

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.

Firstly I did it in this huge theatre in Avignon, then to smaller places, then...

Firstly I did it in this huge theatre in Avignon, then to smaller places, then...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...