I spent hours on the internet looking at how glamorous actresses winked and how they would put their hand on their waist, and I was told to look at h….

For us, as actors, and even for the director, it gave us a sense of authenticity to what we were doing because we were talking about Hollywood and we….

Right now I'm the most famous silent movie actress in the world and I want to keep that for me. So I hope there's not going to be any other silent mo….

Of course, when you work on a character, you try to understand her. You feel that everything she does has a reason..

In France, it's always about life, normal life. We always stick with these realistic things. So when French people are dreaming about American movies….

Sometimes we had to improvise. I hate to improvise because I felt like I couldn't find words..

Even in the very beginning when she would bump into George Valentine and people would start taking pictures of her, she never thought "I'm with Georg….

As an actor, you think you have to go really far and deep and cry and yell to be good in a scene. Sometimes that's not the point..

I feel very honored and special really. You can't imagine, to arrive at the Oscars when you arrive so low, and you can't go further than the Oscars..

Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest..

My parents were not pushy or anything like that. I think my mom was still expecting me to be an astronaut, but now she is very happy that I'm not doi….

The difference between the extras here and in France is the French extras read books. Actually, they hide the book and pretend that they're acting. H….

I really enjoyed being Peppy Miller. She was an amazing character and her energy followed me everywhere. When I talk about her I want to be her again..

Marlene Dietrich for the way there was something so unique about her - the way she entered into a frame and everybody looks at her and the way she wi….

Maybe I'll put my iPod in two minutes before. But truly, I've listened to actors say that they loved to listen to music before a shot, and I really u….

I guess I'm the perfect young lead actress. I'm not Chloe Sevigny - I'm not really a character actress. Some actors have "character" faces..

I connected very much with all the work of Joan Crawford because she started as a flapper. She used to dance and sing and she was very cute. She had ….

People recognize me, I have scripts, and auditions. And I meet great people..

Here, you go to the supermarket and you have wipes to clean your hands before shopping. No, we don't have that in France, but we recycle..

I tried to find a character and how I would be an American actress in the 30s. But if this was a talking movie [The Artist], I'm sure she would be ex….

I think the approach of the character for us is the same in a silent movie as in a talking movie because we had balance, we had lines to learn..