Tag Archives: Julie Delpy

The condition of being an actress can be unbearable. Julie Delpy

I wasn't born an artist. I was really good in science as a kid. I probably shouldn't have been an artist because I'm much more interested in science. But I was raised by artists. I can't really escape it. Julie Delpy

I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me. It's why I'm here on this planet. Julie Delpy

Too many women throw themselves into romance because they're afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won't do that. Julie Delpy

I'm an adaptable nomad. I love Paris, I've been living in Los Angeles and New York since 1990. I love London, too. My roots are inside of me. Julie Delpy

I don't want to go to the Bahamas on holiday. I hate islands. I want to go to Brittany, where it's cold and raining, and there's nothing fancy about it. Julie Delpy

I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when I was fourteen. Julie Delpy

I love the acting process. What I don't like is what's around it. The auditions and being rejected every other day. The look thing. That you have to lose weight, that you have to do Botox. Julie Delpy

When you're an actress, you become this thing in people's hands that people are trying to manipulate. I cannot stand it. Julie Delpy

I had to trick people into giving me money for my first film. Making a romantic comedy is easier and more expected from a woman than it is to make a drama about a Japanese warrior. Julie Delpy