Audrey Tautou
Audrey Tautou
Audrey Justine Tautou; born 9 August 1976) is a French actress and model. Signed by an agent at age 17, she made her acting debut at 18 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Venus Beauty Institute, for which she received critical acclaim and won the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included Le Libertin and Happenstance...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth9 August 1976
CityBeaumont, France
CountryFrance
I've never really had a relationship with Hollywood. I've never had a desire to work there.
I've received some English-speaking scripts, but I was not interested in them.
I would love to occasionally do English-speaking films, but the script is as important for me as the director.
I think that if you do an American movie it's important to earn some money, but in a stupid way, to be respected.
I like actors who are themselves. I know in America you like actors who change their nose or wear a lot of wigs, and they like to take pretty girls and make them super ugly.
When I was a teenager, I thought nothing would ever happen to me because my childhood was so normal. I had this complex of normality.
I'm not imagining me being the James Bond girl, because anyway I don't have the good maturation.
When I wanted to do this job it was for making movies not for the glitter. Of course with the fame I got more offers from different countries so it is great to have huge luxuries for an actor to work and to have the choice. But after, in life, I can't enjoy anonymity. But I can hide myself.
After Amelie was such a huge success that, strangely, I didn't want to do a movie which could be a huge success. I wanted to go and to do something smaller and more discreet.
Charm is more valuable than beauty. You can resist beauty but you can't resist charm.
It's so easy and comfortable to lie to yourself. Success is to become who you are. I think Hollywood thinks in a totally different way. But I think that as a human being, and not only an actress, that's really how you lead a successful life.
I understand that nobody understands me, but I can't be someone I'm not.
I'm very interested in people, in general.
I wouldnt mind being in an American film for a laugh, but I certainly dont want to be in Thingy Blah Blah 3, if you know what I mean.