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" I don't like modernity. I don't have television or the Internet at home. The Internet scares me. I can't drive a car. "
Lea Seydoux
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" I found it hard to express myself in the world. I was very shy. I'm still very shy. But also, when I was a child, I could get very... I had this violence... I still get angry. But I don't break things; I'm not hysterical. "
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" I'm not reading reviews and critics. I don't care. I guess I'm still a little on my own planet. "
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" As an actor, it's up to you to show that you can do something else. For me, the interesting actors don't always go where you expect to find them. "
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" I love challenge. I love to be afraid before a film, before acting. I think always I want to experience fear. I've become addicted to this feeling. "
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" I think that I'm shy and I judge myself. But at the same time, I also have big contradictions. I can be sometimes sure of myself as well. I'm not always fragile and vulnerable. I can feel tough and strong. "
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" When a director you admire says that he wants to work with you, it's always a compliment, very good for your ego. "
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" My proudest moment is when I'm part of a good film, when people are touched by it. "
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" If I do too many takes, I'm too self-conscious. I think I'm better in first scenes. "
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" In America, you don't have to be weak, you have to be strong. "
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" It's a misogynistic world. It's because of what we ask of actresses. We ask them to be sensitive, fragile, desirable. And men? We ask them to be strong and virile. "
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" For me, cinema's like a language - everyone has their own form of it. "
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" This is why I became an actress. So that people will take care of me. To be an actress is a refuge. You are taken everywhere, stay in wonderful hotels, everyone looks after you. "
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" Actually, I started to become an actress because I met someone who was just a friend and I found his life wonderful, I thought, Oh my god, you can travel, you're free, you can do what you want, you're the boss. And then I met an actor and I was in love with him. "
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" Even in between takes, you emerge yourself. So you don't have a life for six months. "
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" I'm not as beautiful as a model. "
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" In America it's good to show people you are fine, you're healthy, you're sporty, you're happy to do things, to live. And in France it's more like you don't have to show you have success. "
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" I like to learn things from other cultures. I'm curious. It's exciting to be in an unknown world, in a way. "
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" Music was my first love, but it was difficult for me. It's something that I really love, but I didn't feel that I was so good at it. I can sing well, but I'm not a great singer. When I sing, I don't feel I'm expressing all the emotions. "
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" I like a man who can respect a woman. When he's real attentive, I think that is very manly. To respect a woman is divine. "
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" Whether you're in a blockbuster or an art film, you have to be able to adapt. "
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