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" I've done some movies before when you have months, or three weeks at least, to train and to learn choreography. "
Elodie Yung
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" I think acting is a work of imagination. "
Elodie Yung
Think
Work
Acting
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
You
Know
Live
" 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. "
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You
Stress
Words
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Feel
Play
Strong
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Good
She
Said
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Soul
Where
Through
" We can list a bunch of actors who have embodied characters that aren't their nationalities, and I think that's the beauty of acting. "
Elodie Yung
List
Who
Think
" A first love is something that lasts forever in your heart. It's something that marks you. "
Elodie Yung
Heart
First Love
Love
" 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
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Personality
Way
Night
" I didn't want to make a caricature version of Elektra. "
Elodie Yung
Version
Make
Elektra
" Personally, I've always had to face casting directors or producers saying, 'You're right for the part, but nahh, you're not quite what we're looking for.' "
Elodie Yung
Looking
Always
Face
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Life
Weird
Learn
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Capture
You
Story
" 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
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Walking
Day
Doing
" It's been great to travel because I really enjoyed being 'Elektra', so it's not a problem talking about it. "
Elodie Yung
Because
Great
Travel
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Surprise
Got
Great
" I don't see myself as exotic. "
Elodie Yung
Exotic
See
Myself
" 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.' "
Elodie Yung
Think
She
Like
" I'm a girl, so I didn't really know about 'G.I. Joe' as a kid. I didn't watch the show. "
Elodie Yung
Kid
Watch
Girl
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Follow
Right
Wrong
" The Asian culture has to be a part of what we see on TV and in movies. "
Elodie Yung
Part
Asian
Movies
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Girl
Her
Language
" I'm a black belt in karate. I grew up on the outskirts of Paris, and it was rough. "
Elodie Yung
Up
Black
Belt
" Having my own show - it's not something that I think of. It's not. "
Elodie Yung
My Own
Something
Think
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Story
Telling
Seem
" This is not the story of Elektra from the comics. 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. "
Elodie Yung
Seem
Conscience
Her
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Day
Action
American
" 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. "
Elodie Yung
Think
World
Thought