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It's terrifying. Women make their first film, their second film, and then it's like a nightmare, right, to make the third or fourth? I mean, it's almost like men can have three films in a row that don't do that well and keep on going.

Julie Delpy

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Julie Delpy
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: December 21
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The condition of being an actress can be unbearable.
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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'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've had this opportunity to get some of my financing out of Europe, which has helped tremendously, so I'm not completely dependent on the studio system or on U.S. financing.
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I've proven that I'm not a complete failure. Every film has done well. It's like, So, okay, when do I get my deal at Warner Bros?
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You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details.
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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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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 avoid confrontation. When I'm on set I never snap at anyone. I don't have a temper.
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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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I hate that whole Tarantino thing about beating up women and killing them and chopping up. Just because you have the mind of a 12 year old.
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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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Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?
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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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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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Feminists is something people hate above all. Nothing worse than being a woman in this [movie] business. I really believe that.
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It's easier for Europeans to give money to a movie that says a blow job is what brought down American democracy.
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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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