Julie Delpy Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Too many women throw themselves into romance because they're afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won't do that.”
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“My therapist in Paris once told me that being creative is a better form of therapy for me than sitting on his couch.”
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“I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when I was fourteen.”
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“I'm not going to pursue it the way that actors pursue it which means going to all of the auditions and getting a job and all that stuff, because I don't really need to get a job because I have a job as a writer/director. That's how I make my living mostly now. So I don't need to make a living as an actress.”
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“I'm an adaptable nomad. I love Paris, I've been living in Los Angeles and New York since 1990. I love London, too. My roots are inside of me.”
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“The way I work is that I never let people do an assembly. I don't like it because it shapes the film in a way that I can't really control. To me, editing is making the film and it's a huge process and editors are under-rated.”
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“I don't like to be overly directing people either. I tell them what I want and I tell them when it's wrong. I tell them no, that's not what I want. I want it more like this or more like that. I'm pretty direct with everyone, and I treat everyone the same which might be good.”
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“Most of our life is miscommunication, and when you add a language barrier to it, it just becomes total mayhem and confusion. It just adds to it with all of the cultural differences. It could be an American family meeting another American family and you could still have a total clash. With family, it's like visiting another planet.”
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“Basically, editing is done in rehearsal and in the writing process and in the acting, so it's very, very tricky, very, very tricky.”
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“I would assume that there is a greater amount of joy for you in being able to write and help produce your own stuff and make a decent living, but not get rich versus always doing the other stuff that you don't write, and make more money.”
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“I love making movies. I love writing. I love acting. I love it, and I feel really blessed to be able to actually make a living with something I love doing.”
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“I'm dreaming about making movies for eight weeks, because it's a luxury. But time is money. That's the reality.”
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“In real life, when you speak with each other you overlap each other, so you can't fake that. Like especially when you have no cut. In a regular film when you want people to overlap you cut it that way. It's mixing and editing.”
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“I think anyone who has had a fight and who's a very good observer of the situation and people's behavior is capable of writing a fight. But you do start thinking about writing during the fights that you have with your partner.”
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“Our society is so much about fidelity being this thing that's sacred, and people are miserable. They're suicidal. It brings more depression than anything else on earth, probably. Sorry to say that, guys.”
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“I think some people, when they get a certain ego, they lose sense of whatever.”
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“People have their faults, but it doesn't prevent you from loving them.”
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“I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn.”
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“I like doing sequels. Basically, I think it's a fun thing to follow characters in time. In real time.”
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“Reality and love are almost contradictory for me.”
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“Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”
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“You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details.”
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“I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me. It's why I'm here on this planet.”
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“In your thirties, you're much more comfortable with sex. First of all, sex is something you've done more. You know you can have sex just to have sex; you can have sex with friends; you can have sex with people you love; you can have sex with people you don't like, but the sex is good. And you can joke about sex much more.”
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“I went to film school to make films just because you're in control of the story.”
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“If Woody Allen called me, I'd be there straight away. Who wouldn't? Truly.”
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“We didn’t want to disrupt the creative process. We have the chance to make the films we want because the films are not expensive. It’s very rare to be able to do that. It’s completely pure.”
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“I always feel this pressure of being a strong and independent icon of womanhood, and without making it look my whole life is revolving around some guy. But loving someone, and being loved means so much to me. We always make fun of it and stuff. But isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”
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“I was having this awful nightmare that I was 32. And then I woke up and I was 23. So relieved. And then I woke up for real, and I was 32.”
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