What I am interested in is the present time.
Meaning of the quote
The quote means that Sophie Marceau, the French actress, is focused on the current moment rather than the past or the future. She is interested in and pays attention to what is happening right now, instead of dwelling on what has already happened or worrying about what might happen later. This shows that she lives in the present and appreciates the importance of the current situation.
More quotes from Sophie Marceau
Mel Gibson would not be a good James Bond.
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I just heard a very funny story about somebody who died yesterday, I’m sorry to say so but it was so absurd that you can’t help laughing. And the person that was concerned about that story was laughing too.
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Words, yes, formulating things, creating something from your heart, it is something very necessary, yes.
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What I am interested in is the present time.
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You know French means like sophisticated, well educated, so far.
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And I think it’s very rare to have good stories, well written comedies.
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It is something actresses need to go through and I think they look forward to being naked in a movie. I don’t know why, but it is something you need to exhaust from yourself.
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I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about portraying the often painful transition into the adult world.
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Even if I think in English, it’s more a language of acting than French.
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Genre aside, I’d like to make a film about people.
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You can perform all kind of characters but you cannot change what people feel for you.
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I think it’s almost easier to make people cry than to make people laugh.
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There is no doubt that this film is autobiographical, but at the same time it also tries to portray an ordinary couple in a language that everyone can understand.
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As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That’s what’s funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life.
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So, sometimes, when I’m not happy with my performance and I have to think, I will think in English.
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I’m a good storyteller.
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When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with.
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Oh, I’m not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I’m French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions.
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But the privileges that one has enjoyed and exploited can sometimes turn against you: nobody thinks of you as a director, you are always an actress.
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Well it is sometimes difficult to act in another language.
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