We all pretend to be very strong, and then in a fraction, you can just break down, at least for me.
Isabelle HuppertThe big problem in the world is when people are forced to be in a totally foreign context.
Isabelle HuppertBefore I do a play I say that I hope it's going to be for as short a time as possible but, once you do it, it is a paradoxical pleasure. One evening out of two there are five minutes of a miracle and for those five minutes you want to do it again and again. It's like a drug.
Isabelle HuppertThe choosing of a role is so difficult for me. That's the real challenge: to choose the role, not to do the role. Once you've chosen them, the process is much easier.
Isabelle Huppert