I learned directing by editing because I saw all the mistakes I had made. Julie Delpy More Quotes by Julie Delpy More Quotes From Julie Delpy Usually I'm able to imagine something and it comes out as I imagined, more or less. Julie Delpy imagineable You're never totally sure. I shouldn't say that because you have to pretend you're completely self-secure all the time. But, the truth is, I know what I'm doing. I think I know what I'm doing. Julie Delpy truth-isselfthinking I have a few other films in my life where I'm not attached and for a long time it was too complicated. Now it's starting to change because other actresses actually want to work with me, which is great. Julie Delpy actresseswantlong What's funny is that with my comedies I don't believe they're my best screenplays necessarily. They're just the ones that I wrote that I knew I could get financing, you know? I believe my other films could be better, but right now they're not being made. But they will eventually. Julie Delpy comedyfilmbelieve Being happy is not all about love! Love is not everything. Work, friends, and achieving things... your finite thing in life can't be getting married and having children. Like, creating a life for myself that's my own, and my own road? That was always the most important thing for me. Right now, I have a kid and stuff, and it's fantastic to be a mother, but it's not the final thing. You want to stay an individual. You need to stay an individual for your kid, as an example of what a human being should be! You want to stay true to yourself and not become a half a person. That is so, so important. Julie Delpy motherkidschildren It's very hard to sustain love, that's for sure. But the more you have your own life and your own self, and the less you give away who you are, the more men are attracted to you. The more desperate you are for a relationship, the worse it is to find a healthy relationship. Because the minute you become one-and-a-half people instead of two, it's a mess. Nobody's happy. Keeping your identity and having your own life and your own self, that's the only way I can make my life and sustain life. Julie Delpy givingmenpeople I'm 43, and I really don't take care of my looks. It's kind of a bad thing for an actress, but at the same time, I can't go there. I like clothes because clothes are fun. I'm still a girl, I mean, a woman, and I still love shoes. But the aging and the face...and how do you stay young and skinny and all that? I feel like if I focus on those problems too much, I'm going to lose myself in them, and it's not very interesting. Julie Delpy girlfunmean Some people are still very romantic! I mean, those funny vampire films are super romantic, and I don't think that's bad. It means there are a lot of people who still believe in love in a weird way. Okay, it's a cheesy way, and I guess if you think about it, you're like, "Wait, you can love them as long as they're dead?" Maybe that's the point. Maybe it's more twisted than I thought. You can love but you can't age. Julie Delpy meanbelievethinking Whether it's friendship or love. The essence of is two people trying to share something. When I think of how I met my best friends, it was always like love at first sight. Julie Delpy love-at-first-sightpeoplethinking I think the first sign of friendship is a manifestation of how you separate from your parents and try to find a new family on your own. It's the first sign of growing. Julie Delpy parenttryingthinking I've proven that I'm not a complete failure. Every film has done well. It's like, "So, okay, when do I get my deal at Warner Bros? Julie Delpy brosfilmdone I've directed five films and I've proven that people have made money with my films - many people have made money with my films. Julie Delpy filmmadepeople I want to be positive and say: everything I've written will get made eventually. Julie Delpy being-positivemadewant The truth is I don't see a lot of movies. I see the Oscar films. I see the films that are sent to me and a few films throughout the year. Julie Delpy oscarsfilmyears Some films do portray women in their 40s well, and some other films don't. Some films are written by women, so maybe there's a little more accuracy there. Julie Delpy accuracyfilmlittles I always wanted to write a story about a couple coming to that moment in their relationship where either they keep on going or it ends. Julie Delpy couplestorieswriting People think women directors are tough. Truth is, I'm a pussycat and I hate conflict. I just want everyone to be happy on set. Julie Delpy hatepeoplethinking Never take no for an answer. It took me 20 years between the time I wrote my first screenplay and the time I actually got money to direct a movie. Julie Delpy answersyearsfirsts I find most films about fashion terrible because they are caricaturish. Julie Delpy filmterriblefashion Maybe every family is dysfunctional, and that's the only thing in common throughout the world. Julie Delpy commonworld
