160 Quotes by Julie Delpy

Performing is the hardest thing. Even though I've done it for so many years, it's still exposing yourself. You suddenly become extremely vulnerable when you're on camera. You're filmed and you're being observed. It's a bit of a violation each time.

I think it's obsessions that a lot of people share, but they don't dare to talk about openly.

I actually love Scorsese comedies. He's an underrated comedy director. I think his comedies are some of the best comedies ever made.

I didn't really fit with other kids. I had problems in school all my life and problems with authority. But my parents never did drugs or anything. They just believed in freedom in the best sense of the word.

I definitely didn't fit in perfectly to the school system. I was raised with such freedom of speech and thinking.

And I realized that directing actors is really important because that's what ends up on screen.

The camera can move, you can make the shots, blah blah blah, but as long as the actors are good, you have something.

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.

The people that are succeeding have often had a mentor of some kind. I think it makes a huge difference.