Acting is contained – you act for three months, then leave it – but writing is the act of creation. Writing is dangerous. – Sophie Marceau
When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with. – Sophie Marceau
Oh, I’m not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I’m French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions. – Sophie Marceau
I felt sometimes too responsible as an actor because people promote violence or weird things that I don’t want to be part of. – Sophie Marceau
But the privileges that one has enjoyed and exploited can sometimes turn against you: nobody thinks of you as a director, you are always an actress. – Sophie Marceau
I just heard a very funny story about somebody who died yesterday, I’m sorry to say so but it was so absurd that you can’t help laughing. And the person that was concerned about that story was laughing too. – Sophie Marceau
All I will say is that I’m playing a lot of different roles that, to be honest, are more interesting and demanding than any I’ve played before. – Sophie Marceau
So, sometimes, when I’m not happy with my performance and I have to think, I will think in English. – Sophie Marceau
Words, yes, formulating things, creating something from your heart, it is something very necessary, yes. – Sophie Marceau
Acting is wonderful therapy for people. Instead of suffering for yourself, someone will do it for you. – Sophie Marceau
You can perform all kind of characters but you cannot change what people feel for you. – Sophie Marceau
I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about portraying the often painful transition into the adult world. – Sophie Marceau
As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That’s what’s funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life. – Sophie Marceau
It is something actresses need to go through and I think they look forward to being naked in a movie. I don’t know why, but it is something you need to exhaust from yourself. – Sophie Marceau
There is no doubt that this film is autobiographical, but at the same time it also tries to portray an ordinary couple in a language that everyone can understand. – Sophie Marceau
