I think being an actress is more how to cope with the fact that you can't do anything else than to express a talent. It's a way of being untalented for anything.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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 theatre is always a difficult experience.

But theatre is always a difficult experience.

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...

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.