When I think it's good not to say the truth, I don't say anything. I don't like actors in general, they lie, they are liars, trust me. Melanie Laurent More Quotes by Melanie Laurent More Quotes From Melanie Laurent I never took any theater lessons. So when I started to do movies, I was 14. Melanie Laurent theater lessons When I was shooting with Tarantino and Mike Mills and amazing directors, it made me think that I would never be a director. It's obviously too hard. Melanie Laurent shooting directors thinking I'm not a crazy old cat lady! Melanie Laurent cat-lady cat crazy I didn't really want to act. Gerard Depardieu discovered me when I was 14 and asked if I wanted to make movies and I said, 'Why not? Melanie Laurent why-not want said A good director has to be a captain - he has to work with a lot of people every day. Melanie Laurent captains directors people For me, it was a lot of pressure to make another movie after 'Inglourious Basterds' because I didn't want to do something wrong. I wanted to have a beautiful project for another American movie. Melanie Laurent pressure want beautiful I always choose my movie because of a director and a story and a, a character. Melanie Laurent stories character directors When you make successful movies, everyone on set takes care of you, everybody is so nice and you disconnect from reality. Melanie Laurent nice successful reality Sometimes you just work, you work, you work, and you have no life, no boyfriend, you have no more friends, no more nothing, you just make movies, and you're tired, and you don't know why. Then everybody says, 'Oh you are so lucky, you are working!' And you're like, 'Oh yeah, oh yeah, it's so great!' Melanie Laurent you tired work life I don't really like those sorts of actresses who say, 'I don't want to make that movie,' but they make the movie. They just spend their time not liking being on a set and I just think it's absurd, because we are so lucky to do this job. When you accept to make a movie, just make the movie. And then it's more easy for relationships. Melanie Laurent job think you time When you're an artist, there's always a moment in your life when you think you're not inspired and instead of doing things and instead of travel and instead of falling in love, you're just depressed, so you don't move, so you don't change. So you're not inspired. Melanie Laurent moment change love life When I was a little girl my parents always told me do everything you want in an artistic way. If you want to draw, make a drawing. Just do it. And if you want to play piano, play piano. It was a very free childhood where everything was possible. Melanie Laurent me you childhood girl The thing is, making movies as an actress, you learn so many things. Like when you're making a movie with Quentin Tarantino you're just at the best cinema school ever. Melanie Laurent best you cinema school I want to continue to make beautiful movies. The most important thing is to be a part of beautiful stories, that's all I want. So I don't care if it's a Hollywood movie or an independent movie or a Spanish or American movie. I care about telling stories. Melanie Laurent movies care important beautiful