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

Quote by Isabelle Huppert

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

But theatre is always a difficult experience.

But theatre is always a difficult experience.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...