Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, singer-songwriter, environmentalist and spokesperson for Greenpeace. She has received international acclaim and awards for her performances in films such as A Very Long Engagement, La Vie en Rose, Nine, Inception, Midnight in Paris, Rust and Bone, The Immigrant, Two Days, One Nightand Macbeth. She is also known for being the face of Lady Dior handbags since 2008. In 2014, Cotillard was named "The Most Bankable French Actress of the 21st...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth30 September 1975
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
An artist is maybe not always having a normal life.
I think the Earth and everything around it is connected - the sky and the planets and the stars and everything else we see as a mystery.
The first thing, the main thing, about how I work is I need to understand the character.
Sometimes you don't need to explain how you care and love someone so much, but I really love him as a person and as a director. I wanted to be perfect for him [Michael Mann]. I wanted to give the best of my best of my best. I don't know if I did, but I was touched by him. He's totally inspirational.
I didn't like anything about myself - my looks, my personality. I was very, very angry.
I have a tendency to often share the point of view of the conspiracy theory.
I don't live with my role, I'm a really normal person.
I am not very good at expressing myself in a simple way so it can create mis-understandings and I hate that.
When you see yourself on video, you and your friends spending time on vacation, and they take a video, and then you see it, it's really disturbing.
When you are abandoned by two parents as a baby - wow, that is something to live with.
I never thought that I would have to play an Indian, well half French, but an Indian woman in my life.
I find it easier to play someone who is so far from me because you create someone - you build this person based on the story and the script, with the director.
I'm a great fan of Michael Mann and when he asked to see me I couldn't believe it. I was very happy. I met him and I read this beautiful script. I didn't know anything about Dillinger. I fell in love with the movie and Michael Mann.
Respect the place you live, be aware of the impact that you have on things.