Ludivine Sagnier

“I don't act to be popular or see my face on the cover of magazines every time I go out to get coffee. I don't want to think about me all the time and what I look like.”

“When you get quick fame and success and exposure, it makes you feel dizzy, and I didn't want to lose my balance 'cause that's something I've been struggling with for so many years. I'm not fond of the idea of making it in Hollywood. That's not my aim; otherwise, I would have settled down in Los Angeles.”

“I'd say people recognize me, but having children recognize me is the best. It is a very special thing. Suddenly you feel like you have the power to make the children's dreams come true, and it's better than anything else.”

“You know, when you start, especially with me, I didn't really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater.”

“הוליווד היא מכונה נפלאה ליצירת סרטים גדולים. בצרפת אנחנו עושים סרטים קטנים ואישיים יותר, אבל אם דברים ממשיכים להשתנות, זה ייעלם. התעשייה באיטליה כמעט נעלמה. כיום צ'ינצ'יטה משומשת בעיקר על ידי יוצרי סרטים ממקומות אחרים, כמו מרטין סקורסזה.”

“אי אפשר להסביר לאנשים מי אתה בראיון של חמש דקות בטלוויזיה.”

“באמת יש לי בעיות עם סרטי אימה. אני לא צופה בהם. זו תחושה שאני לא רוצה שתהיה לי בקולנוע. אני בעלת תגובה מוגזמת. זה מתיש מדי לצפות בסרט כזה.”

“הייתי רוצה להופיע יותר באנגלית. אבל חייבים לקרות הרבה דברים טובים כדי שאהיה מוכנה לעשות סרט. אני רואה קדימונים של כל סרט אמריקאי חדש ואני, כזה, 'בסדר, אני לא מפספסת כלום!' ”

“Good characters are rare. As long as I find one or two a year, I'm happy.”

“Hollywood is a wonderful machine for making big movies. In France, we make smaller and more personal films, but if things keep changing, this will disappear. The industry in Italy is practically gone. Cinecitta now is used mostly by filmmakers from others places, like Martin Scorsese.”

“In 'Swimming Pool,' all the colors are very warm, sunny, the pool and all that. In 'Love Crime,' everything is so cold, and it's all inside skyscrapers.”

“It's funny how human beings are so entertained by crimes.”

“It's funny because I remember when I came to the U.S. with 'Swimming Pool,' the movie did well, and it was great box office for a French movie, but I remember I was a bit upset because all people talked to me about was the nudity.”

“It's impossible to explain to people who you are in a five-minute interview on TV.”

“To me, the director is the most important, rather than the story.”

“I really have problems with horror movies. I don't watch them. It's a feeling I don't want to have in cinema. I'm too reactive. It's too draining to watch that kind of movie.”

“When I was in the U.S. for 'Swimming Pool,' people had asked me, 'So are you going to settle down in Hollywood?' And I said, 'No, I'm French! I am living in France. I am not going to be American.'”

“'Swimming Pool' was a very important moment for me because the character was written for me.”

“What I'm looking for is the variety of choices and the opportunity to work with great directors - that's what I'm looking for.”

“In modelling or football, being 30 is very bad. But, for an actress, ageing is like wine. You taste better and better because your body, your mind, your feelings, all this is a tool and it's getting sharper with time.”