I did great things in the theater. I did some nice roles, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly or La Vie en Rose. And I love my role in Frantic. Emmanuelle Seigner More Quotes by Emmanuelle Seigner More Quotes From Emmanuelle Seigner Age is a number on a piece of paper. Emmanuelle Seigner pieces age numbers Sometimes when you do big movies, you can lose sometimes a little bit of soul. Emmanuelle Seigner soul littles sometimes I started as a model when I was 14 because I wanted to make money. Emmanuelle Seigner making-money models wanted I grew up around the Luxembourg Gardens, so I guess that is my best memory. Emmanuelle Seigner grew garden memories When my husband won the Palme d'Or in 2002, I wore the same dress two days in a row. My daughter said, 'Mom! Did you sleep in your dress?' But I think it's cool to wear the same thing. I have to feel comfortable. Emmanuelle Seigner daughter husband mom This is not a moral tribunal, the past is in the past, we need to focus on the present. The film must speak for itself, the jury must judge and the public, if they want, can applaud. Emmanuelle Seigner entertainment In France, I guess there's something like a tyranny in mentalities - we accept success badly, beauty, money. People are certainly envious, and this creates negative energy. This is annoying. I suffered a great deal at one time. I had to fight harder than others. Add to that my marriage to Polanski. Emmanuelle Seigner marriage success time beauty 'Venus in Fur' is very Polanski: you have the knife of 'Rosemary's Baby'; you have Thomas disguised as a woman as in 'The Tenant,' when Vanda puts makeup on him, it's like 'Cul de Sac'; the dress of Tess and other details that are very Polanski. He fell in love with the play because it was so much him. Emmanuelle Seigner dress woman you love I don't really want to find myself face-to-face with 10,000 paparazzi. I just want to be comfortable. Emmanuelle Seigner find just myself want Everything in life, bad or good, makes you change and grow - happily, because if it didn't, we'd be machines. Emmanuelle Seigner good you change life I don't like the idea of fitting into a mould so as to conform. What I like is the danger, the difference - being unpredictable. Emmanuelle Seigner difference being like unpredictable I've always been very good at convincing people. For instance, if I arrive in an airport and I'm in economy, I can always convince the guy to put me in first class. Emmanuelle Seigner good me i-can people I think age is just something written down on a piece of paper. I mean, you come across 20-year-olds who are like old people sometimes. I've never taken much account of age throughout my life - my own or anyone else's. Emmanuelle Seigner my-life you age life I've wanted to be Mick Jagger since I was 18. One of the things I love about music is that you don't have to be dependent on other people like you are in the film business. I hate being dependent on anyone. With my music, I can do whatever I want. I also think it's made me more relaxed as an actress. Emmanuelle Seigner me music business love I never had the slightest desire to have cosmetic surgery - partly because I don't want to look like an alien and partly because it's nice to age in a way. Also, I think that if your soul is beautiful, then the rest of you stays beautiful. Emmanuelle Seigner you soul age beautiful I come from a family of actors. My grandfather was like a Laurence Olivier with the Comedie Francaise. Since I was four I went every week to the Comedie Francaise. My aunt and grandmother were there, but my grandfather was a big star. Emmanuelle Seigner big like family grandfather My sister Mathilde is an actress, but more like a French Jennifer Aniston. She's famous just in France. She's very commercial and does big comedies. So, acting was part of my family, and that's how I was raised. Emmanuelle Seigner she like sister family I'm sure my children will be artists. I hope they will direct because it is much more interesting. Acting is great, and I love it, but it is very passive, and it depends on other people's desire, and you depend on others all the time. Emmanuelle Seigner hope time love children There's a lot of good roles for men, always, and for very young girls. But for women, not so many. Emmanuelle Seigner good always women men When I did 'Frantic,' I didn't have a lot of experience. My English was so bad, and I did an OK job, I think, but I was not amazing. Emmanuelle Seigner amazing job think experience
