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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.
Julie Delpy
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Julie Delpy
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: December 21
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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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I think some people, when they get a certain ego, they lose sense of whatever.
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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 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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The truth is I don't see a lot of movies. I see the Oscar films. I see the films that are sent to me and a few films throughout the year.
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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 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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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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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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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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Whether it's friendship or love. The essence of is two people trying to share something. When I think of how I met my best friends, it was always like love at first sight.
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I think it's obsessions that a lot of people share, but they don't dare to talk about openly.
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You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details.
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To make what you have in your head, I think that's what directing is.
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The people that are succeeding have often had a mentor of some kind. I think it makes a huge difference.
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I avoid confrontation. When I'm on set I never snap at anyone. I don't have a temper.
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I think I do find humor in disorder, and reality is disorder.
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Never take no for an answer. It took me 20 years between the time I wrote my first screenplay and the time I actually got money to direct a movie.
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