Marion Cotillard Quotes
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Before I was a mum, I could live in another dimension, create another world, and it wouldn't bother me if I was not totally available or totally myself. Today I cannot do that anymore.
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It was right after I did Piaf, 'La Vie en Rose'. I started to take singing lessons and finding where I could go.
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It's a paradox to be an actress, living in the city, taking planes all the time, trying to find the right balance in this life, which is not so eco-friendly, and still try to respect the environment.
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I was a big fan of Greta Garbo and that era of movies, so I dreamt watching those movies.
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When someone would come up to me in the street, I would either run away or burst into tears. I didn't know what to do. I don't think you're ever prepared for this.
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I'm not a liar.
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I always thought that I was a terrible writer. And I started to write songs. And I started to like what I was writing. I think it's a new way for me to express things that are closer to myself than when I play a role because, of course, it's really not me.
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It was an amazing adventure, it was my dream to be in an American musical... I really hope you are going to love what you are going to see.
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I'm able to tell when I'm in a bad place or super-sad and move on. When you're stuck somewhere, you need to change something to shift the energy.
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There are so many actresses that I love. I think Jennifer Lawrence is a prodigy. I think Elle Fanning is absolutely amazing.
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I don't think you learn how to act. You learn how to use your emotions and feelings.
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I don't stick to special techniques, conscious techniques.
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I couldn't identify with anyone. At school, I was considered very strange. I didn't understand the relationships between people.
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I never take anything personally when it doesn't concern me.
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Campaigning and acting aren't compatible. That's why Audrey Hepburn gave up acting. That's why Angelina Jolie will give up. I'm not ready to stop yet.
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If I wake up during a dream I can usually go back to sleep and finish the story.
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I don't know if I will be acting all my life, honestly.
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The first thing I have to do to erase my French accent is think that it is actually possible, whereas for the moment, I think it's not. I have a lot of work.
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The biggest challenge to me is always technique.
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Just doing movies after movies after movies, you're never alone.
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I took piano lessons when I was like 5 or 6 but that was a long time ago. I stopped when I was 13.
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In a way, I don't create anything; I just open myself to the character, and the character takes over. Of course, I'm aware of it, and I'm driving it, but I don't try to control it. If I try to control it, it goes wrong.
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I'm not the kind of person who can do a lot of things at the same time.
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Did a man really walk on the moon? I saw plenty of documentaries on it, and I really wondered.