What I’m looking for is the variety of choices and the opportunity to work with great directors – that’s what I’m looking for. Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
It’s funny because I remember when I came to the U.S. with ‘Swimming Pool,’ the movie did well, and it was great box office for a French movie, but I remember I was a bit upset because all people talked to me about was the nudity. Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
Hollywood is a wonderful machine for making big movies. In France, we make smaller and more personal films, but if things keep changing, this will disappear. The industry in Italy is practically gone. Cinecitta now is used mostly by filmmakers from others places, like Martin Scorsese. Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
Good characters are rare. As long as I find one or two a year, I’m happy. Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
Being a mum makes you more aware of how short life is and how important it is to enjoy every minute because you have less time for yourself. A day doesn’t have 24 hours any more – it only lasts 10, or eight. So you learn to get rid of all the parasites. I’m not talking about people, but things that could be toxic for happiness. Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
I’d say people recognize me, but having children recognize me is the best. It is a very special thing. Suddenly you feel like you have the power to make the children’s dreams come true, and it’s better than anything else. Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
I don’t act to be popular or see my face on the cover of magazines every time I go out to get coffee. I don’t want to think about me all the time and what I look like. Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
In ‘Swimming Pool,’ all the colors are very warm, sunny, the pool and all that. In ‘Love Crime,’ everything is so cold, and it’s all inside skyscrapers. Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
Swimming Pool’ was a very important moment for me because the character was written for me. Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
I would like to perform more in English. But there have to be many good things gathered for me to be willing to do a movie. I watch trailers of every new American movie and I’m, like, ‘OK, I’m not missing anything!’ Ludivine Sagnier Read Quote
