Lea Seydoux Quotes

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Lea Seydoux

Profession : Actress

Birth : July 1, 1985

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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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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For me, cinema's like a language - everyone has their own form of it.

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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'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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I don't have any preconceived ideas of myself. I just take things as they come.

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If I do too many takes, I'm too self-conscious. I think I'm better in first scenes.

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I was putting forward too much of myself when I was singing.

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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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In America it's good to show people you are fine, you're healthy, you're sporty, you're happy to do things, to live. And in France it's more like you don't have to show you have success.

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In America, you don't have to be weak, you have to be strong.

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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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My proudest moment is when I'm part of a good film, when people are touched by it.

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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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There are no nail salons in Paris - it is very expensive to do a manicure. I sometimes get one done.

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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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I don't really wear makeup every day. I feel like being an actress - we wear a lot of makeup - but when I am not working, I need to let my face breathe and be very comfortable.

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It's a misogynistic world. It's because of what we ask of actresses. We ask them to be sensitive, fragile, desirable. And men? We ask them to be strong and virile.

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