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" A first love is something that lasts forever in your heart. It's something that marks you. "
Heart
First Love
Love
" Elektra isn't a villain and isn't a good girl, but as Frank Miller said, she is one of the villains with a weak streak in them, and that's a failure that I tried to explore. "
Good
She
Said
" Elektra met Matt, and she fell in love with him. And I think he brought some good out of her at some point in her life, and maybe she wants to figure out, by coming back to him, who she really is. She comes back because she misses him, and she's alone, and the only person she's ever loved is Matt. "
Good
Think
Alone
" For Elektra, I just wanted to be very clear. She's traveled the world. She didn't go to boarding school, but that's the type of girl that she'd be. So, I just wanted to make sure that I could bring that to her, which goes through the language. "
Girl
Her
Language
" For me, being comfortable is the best way to express my personality. Some days I like to be chill and wear my Stan Smiths with a cool little jacket, a blouse, and some lipstick for night, and that's it. "
Personality
Way
Night
" Having my own show - it's not something that I think of. It's not. "
My Own
Something
Think
" I always work with a coach. That's just a personal thing that I like to do. During interviews, you'll hear more of my accent, and I'll stress the wrong words. "
You
Stress
Words
" I'd guess that every American action film would be different. It's just training, training hard, training a lot. Then trying to give your best performance on the day, and I've been lucky so far. "
Day
Action
American
" I did a bit of karate - I'm a blackbelt - so I know how to move. "
Bit
Move
Know
" I didn't want to make a caricature version of Elektra. "
Version
Make
Elektra
" I do feel privileged to play Elektra, because definitely she is a strong female character. She's a strong character. It would be nice if eventually we'd just say she's a strong character, not a strong female character. "
Feel
Play
Strong
" I don't carry sai blades for the sake of it in my personal life. I had to learn how to manipulate the sais. It was very tricky, because it's a weird shape. It's like a big fork. There's a lot of ways that you can use them, but it's not like a sword. "
Life
Weird
Learn
" I don't see myself as exotic. "
Exotic
See
Myself
" I got 'Elektra: Assassin,' and that's where I learned that she was a tortured soul. She's been through a lot and was possibly psychologically unstable. "
Soul
Where
Through
" I had no idea who Elektra was. When the producers asked me before I booked the job, I had to tell them. It was a great surprise when I actually got the job. "
Surprise
Got
Great
" I learned about the psychology behind Elektra and that excited me. And then I read the 'Daredevil' comics, especially when they met because I wanted to get an understanding of the relationship between Elektra and Matthew. "
Me
Behind
Relationship
" I love Elektra. I really have a special place in my heart for her. It was very enjoyable for me to discover her and to adapt her for this project and bring myself to this character. So I have a special spot for her. "
Me
Myself
Character
" I'm a black belt in karate. I grew up on the outskirts of Paris, and it was rough. "
Up
Black
Belt
" I'm a girl, so I didn't really know about 'G.I. Joe' as a kid. I didn't watch the show. "
Kid
Watch
Girl
" I'm lucky to play Elektra. So far, it's the most exciting part I've ever had to play. I've done the physicality a bit before, and I enjoy it. "
Lucky
Done
Before
" I never do things fearing I could do right or wrong. I just do it because I just follow my guts. This is really how I did it for 'Elektra' because I was just amazed by all the comics. I was good for me to get inspired by them, and I just follow my guts for the rest. "
Follow
Right
Wrong
" I really think I tried to capture the essence of the comics: what I thought would be the essence of Elektra. And then, as any character that I play, I really tried to dig inside me and try to reach real emotions and transpose that in her world, in who she is. "
Think
World
Thought
" I think acting is a work of imagination. "
Think
Work
Acting
" I think I would choose to do things because they are interesting, because I like a character or because it's very well-written. Or because it makes sense. "
Character
Choose
Interesting
" It's been great to travel because I really enjoyed being 'Elektra', so it's not a problem talking about it. "
Because
Great
Travel
" It's not often that I'm being called femme fatale. "
Being
Femme
Femme Fatale
" I've done some movies before when you have months, or three weeks at least, to train and to learn choreography. "
Movies
Done
Learn
" I've experienced all the food and restaurants in New Orleans. I've been doing a bit of touristing when I have the day off, just walking in the French Quarter. To me, it's very, very surprising how people are so friendly. But no, it's very different from Paris. "
Walking
Day
Doing
" I wanted to have some disdain in the way that she fights sometimes, because I think Elektra is a bit careless, like, 'You're in my way - get out.' "
Think
She
Like
" I would ask to tweak stuff during the action, because I thought Elektra would more likely express herself with a slap, for example. I wanted to keep the characteristics of my character even during the fights and express the violence as she would do it, not like somebody else would. "
Thought
Action
Violence
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