Eva Green Quotes
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When people say 'You're so beautiful' it makes me want to kill myself! As an actress you want to be seen for what you do, for the characters you can play, otherwise I'd be a model.
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I don't watch anything I'm in. Not even on set. I won't go over to the monitor to watch what we've just shot. It's too terrible. I think I'm just very self-conscious.
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A film can be big or small - I have to just fall in love with it. To connect with the character, the script, and the director. Sometimes they say to you, 'You should do that for your career; it's a big thing, people will go and see it,' but I wouldn't be able to, because my heart wouldn't be in it. I would drive people quite mad.
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Some people collect butterflies - I love beetles.
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Don't be ashamed of who you are, embrace who you are.
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I think the work is the same in Indie films or blockbuster. It's just a difference when you do all the publicity. It's like another job. I remember the first time I did The Dreamers. I went to Venice; quite a good amount of publicity, a lot of round-tables and TV. I was just not expecting that. I thought I was going to visit Venice, but actually no.
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That is really the freedom that allows you to create something that is exciting because who knows what's true?
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I'm not really involved with politics... I'm living in my cocoon with my classical music around.
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When I'm not working I just like to be comfortable: I love black, nothing tight, no heels, no make-up - it's nice to be able to breathe!
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I don't believe in awards. It's very good for the ego, I suppose.
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My father is Swedish and my mother is French.
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I would love to play an unexpected character. Really raw and simple and not a cliche - something rugged. People like to put actors in boxes.
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For me, acting is like a therapy. I can express myself fully when I am acting and have blood in my veins. Even when I'm not working, I'm always living in my own world, imagining characters.
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I don't want to be a Hollywood star. I just want to do my job and enjoy it. My aim is to find my true identity and to remain true to myself.
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Everyone wants to work in America. Maybe not blockbusters or Terminator, but to have the choice.
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It's boring to be like everybody.
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I'm very low-maintenance when it comes to my beauty routine.
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In a Tim Burton movie, you know it's going to be something unusual, or a bit mad. Something "other."
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At drama school, I always picked the really evil roles. It's a great way to deal with your everyday emotions.
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I feel sick if I have to do something for the money. I can't breathe. I'm not proud of myself.
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I've always felt a bit weird, very shy.
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There are not many good roles for women.
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At the end of the day, I choose something that makes my heart beat, that I can relate to, that's very complex, or human.
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I've never played a character that is just beautiful, but sometimes you can read scripts that sound so shallow, like women are objects. I've never done something like that, though.