I would love to be able to do a film. I would love to be able to focus on what excites me in watching actors.
Charlotte GainsbourgEach time I changed, it was as if, on purpose, I didnโt want anyone to know too much about me, which of course now I regret, because I closed myself to everything. But it was my way of dealing with things.
Charlotte GainsbourgI thought people would ask me really personal questions because I've shown more of myself, but it's a comedy, and people understand that it's a game we play.
Charlotte GainsbourgI was so lucky because I started working very young. And my father was very wealthy and I didn't need to work. I did my films. I was very well paid for my age, and I could make choices, decide not to do a film for six months and wait until I'd get the right thing. Which made me quite a coward, you know. It's so easy to say no to stuff, and then, after a while, it's very hard to go back in.
Charlotte GainsbourgI think it's a legend that Lars von Trier is such a tough person to work with. I really didn't experience any of that. Of course, he's difficult in the sense that what he asks for is difficult. For my part in Antichrist, I suffered a bit. But it was the part - it wasn't him. He wasn't cruel. On the contrary, he was very kind. You know what you're up for when you read the pitch.
Charlotte Gainsbourg