Once you have made the decision to do the film, once you have identified the desire and all the deep and personal, intimate, artistic reasons why you want to do the film, then it's more a matter of how to…

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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.

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.

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

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