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" I didn't want to make a caricature version of Elektra. "
Elodie Yung
Version
Make
Elektra
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" Some of the writers definitely got inspired by some of the story lines, but we are evolving in the 'Daredevil' story. So when it comes to 'Elektra', they didn't follow one of her specific story lines, you know. They really tried to capture what comes through the comics, but there's not one specific storyline. "
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" It's not often that I'm being called femme fatale. "
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" 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. "
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" You can't identify 100% with your character. "
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" That's the Elektra I tried to portray: one that's always in the grey. She is a tortured soul. "
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" 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. "
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Doing
" A first love is something that lasts forever in your heart. It's something that marks you. "
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First Love
Love
" 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. "
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Soul
Where
Through
" 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. "
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Learn
" We're telling the story of 'Daredevil'. In this aspect, the storylines accentuate the sociopathic tendencies in her. The writers wanted to highlight that Elektra is quite manipulative and doesn't seem to have a conscience. "
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Story
Telling
Seem
" 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. "
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Surprise
Got
Great
" You want to enjoy your night, and you don't want to suffer in your heels too long. Lipstick compensates for the lack of heels. It's a good option, and it works. "
Elodie Yung
Lipstick
Good
Enjoy
" I don't see myself as exotic. "
Elodie Yung
Exotic
See
Myself
" Marvel's very secretive, and I'm not hiding anything, I'm not lying; it's just the way they are. "
Elodie Yung
Very
Anything
Hiding
" 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. "
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Choose
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" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Me
Behind
Relationship
" 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.' "
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Think
She
Like
" When I was nine, my father said 'You can take piano lessons or do karate' - I had a black belt and was competing before I was 19. "
Elodie Yung
Before
Black
Father
" 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. "
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Good
Think
Alone
" 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. "
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Action
American
" On paper, I refuse to position myself as a victim and say, 'Oh, see, this is hard for me, and I'm never going to get any work because they're never gonna look for a half-French, half-Cambodian girl.' I've always said, 'Carry on and work on your job, and at some point, it'll come.' "
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" When I was auditioning, I didn't know it was 'Daredevil.' Everything was secret. They're secret agents. They wouldn't give you any clues. I was a big fan of the show, and I think it helped me, once I got the part, to really understand the world that they live in. It helped me during shooting. "
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Know
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" I would love to appear in 'The Defenders.' I don't know - because hopefully she'll maybe be on the bad side. I don't know - I don't know what they'd do with Elektra in 'The Defenders,' but that would be a good dynamic, I think - to be confronted by these four superheroes, and I think it would be interesting - I'd be curious to see what they do. "
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Love
Think
Interesting
" 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. "
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Follow
Right
Wrong
" I think acting is a work of imagination. "
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Think
Work
Acting
" No, I'm not a student of Snake Eyes, but we trained in the same dojo. "
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Trained
Student
Snake
" I'm a girl, so I didn't really know about 'G.I. Joe' as a kid. I didn't watch the show. "
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Girl
" I'm a black belt in karate. I grew up on the outskirts of Paris, and it was rough. "
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Black
Belt
" 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. "
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Feel
Play
Strong
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Lucky
Done
Before