Lea Seydoux Quotes
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I found it hard to express myself in the world. I was very shy. I'm still very shy. But also, when I was a child, I could get very... I had this violence... I still get angry. But I don't break things; I'm not hysterical.
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Whether you're in a blockbuster or an art film, you have to be able to adapt.
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As an actor, it's up to you to show that you can do something else. For me, the interesting actors don't always go where you expect to find them.
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Male directors always project their own desire of women - how they want a woman to dress, to do her hair. With a woman director, it's more a projection of herself.
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I see society as something dangerous, and you have to save yourself from the rules. I think acting is the way I save myself.
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This is why I became an actress. So that people will take care of me. To be an actress is a refuge. You are taken everywhere, stay in wonderful hotels, everyone looks after you.
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Music was my first love, but it was difficult for me. It's something that I really love, but I didn't feel that I was so good at it. I can sing well, but I'm not a great singer. When I sing, I don't feel I'm expressing all the emotions.
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In America, they are very respectful of your work. People are not judgmental. They like difference - to be different is a force. In France, you have to be like the girl next door.
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I don't like modernity. I don't have television or the Internet at home. The Internet scares me. I can't drive a car.
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It's true that French are not very sophisticated in the sense that they don't dress up for dinners. They are not like Americans, where they are always perfect - the girls are not very sporty; they don't take care of themselves as much as Americans, who always have very white teeth and are so fit.
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Actually, I started to become an actress because I met someone who was just a friend and I found his life wonderful, I thought, Oh my god, you can travel, you're free, you can do what you want, you're the boss. And then I met an actor and I was in love with him.
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I would love to take more risks - have pink hair - but it doesn't look right on me.
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In America, you don't have to be weak, you have to be strong.
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I'm not as beautiful as a model.
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I like to learn things from other cultures. I'm curious. It's exciting to be in an unknown world, in a way.
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For me, cinema's like a language - everyone has their own form of it.
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My proudest moment is when I'm part of a good film, when people are touched by it.
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I think that I'm shy and I judge myself. But at the same time, I also have big contradictions. I can be sometimes sure of myself as well. I'm not always fragile and vulnerable. I can feel tough and strong.
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I don't have any preconceived ideas of myself. I just take things as they come.
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When a director you admire says that he wants to work with you, it's always a compliment, very good for your ego.
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I'm not reading reviews and critics. I don't care. I guess I'm still a little on my own planet.
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There are no nail salons in Paris - it is very expensive to do a manicure. I sometimes get one done.
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Even in between takes, you emerge yourself. So you don't have a life for six months.
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If I do too many takes, I'm too self-conscious. I think I'm better in first scenes.