Eva Green Quotes

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Eva Green

Profession : Actress

Birth : July 6, 1980

Most of the women in film are there to be beautiful to the man.

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It's quite hard to find a ballsy or complex character. So the roles I've taken are those. Lot's of people put me in the dark category.

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There's this shop in New York I go to; it has bones and fossils and insects that are like works of art. I have a few on my wall.

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Oh, yeah, I like a high neck. And I like naked backs. It seems very sexy. Red carpets are about being a bit theatrical - having fun rather than being too safe. You have to be brave. Fashion is fun.

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I go shopping maybe three times a year in an intense way. I'm like a man. Can't spend too much time in a shop.

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I love the musicality of English. French sounds flat. In English, you can play with pitch.

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For me, working out is nothing to do with looks. It's to let it all out - the stress, the self-consciousness - you think less; it makes you more centred.

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I feel like I'm 1,000. I don't feel I'm young enough a lot of the time.

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We all show facets, to your mother, or to your boyfriend, or a friend. You're always a bit different.

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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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The worst is when men try too hard, because it's not very masculine. Your outfit has to look like 'Oh, I just grabbed that.' Not too calculated. Jeans, a t-shirt: the simpler the better.

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I'm not really keen on men wearing perfumes. It's just a bit wrong! I don't find it sexy. I prefer essential oils - patchouli is nice.

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Hollywood wouldn't suit me. In L.A. it's all about work - studio people have their five minutes with you and they go, 'Oh mah Gahd, I love your movie.' You just feel very self-conscious there.

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When I'm at an event, I like to be an eccentric dresser. I will just keep wearing what I like.

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It's true that I'm drawn to unusual stories. Normal roles don't really attract me.

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I give everything to my work, and I like complex roles, characters that aren't obvious. I've been very lucky so far, and I'm dreaming of working with directors like Jane Campion, Susanne Bier and the Dardennes. But the gods will decide.

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I think it's very important to recognize talent in all facets of filmmaking. Making a movie is such a lengthy and intense experience, so it's wonderful to honour actors, directors, producers and all crew members who put so much hard work and passion into a project.

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My mother is an actress and very well known in France; hence, I move to London to start my own life.

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My father has always written with Mont Blanc pens. It's very chic and elegant and classic.

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I'm very scared of water. When you don't see the water... I imagine monsters - stupid things.

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