57 Quotes by Melanie Laurent

For me, it was a lot of pressure to make another movie after ‘Inglourious Basterds’ because I didn’t want to do something wrong. I wanted to have a beautiful project for another American movie.

I think that everything is part of creativity – the more you create, the more you have ideas, and the more you meet people.

I’m really confident. I had a perfect childhood. I had perfect parents and grandparents. They just love me, simply. So I have no fears.

I don’t really care about making a big movie – I just want to make good ones.

Everybody just asks me ‘Are you going to make Hollywood movies now?’ First, I don’t know. Second, I never dreamed about that; I just dreamed about making movies with Tarantino. So if I can make movies with a lot of amazing directors – yes.

I’m in love with love, so I’m always taking risks! I think it’s part of love, taking risks.

Because I’ve made a film with such an amazing director as Tarantino, I’m much more conscious of working with good directors from now on, so that’s what’s important to me. I don’t really care about making a big movie – I just want to make good ones.

I never practice before, I never work hours on a script. I just choose my characters and trust them, and after that, it’s about the director taking your hand.

When I was shooting with Tarantino and Mike Mills and amazing directors, it made me think that I would never be a director. It’s obviously too hard.