Audrey Tautou: "Passionate romances are short-lived"

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 17:37

The charming 35-year-old star has another flamboyant talent that you probably still didn't know about. She brilliantly manages to hide her personal life from the press. “Of course, it’s impossible to get rid of the paparazzi completely,” she says. - And here it is not I who make the decision, but they: leave me alone or continue to follow. But if I talk as little as possible about my personal life, it will protect my space. " And yet the correspondent of "Cleo" talked to the beautiful "Amelie" about love, family and, of course, her work.

Blitz survey "Cleo":

- Are you friends with the Internet?

- Yes, I'm friends, but you won't find me there. I disguise myself well, because I do not like to endure something personal to the whole world.

- What is an unacceptable luxury for you?

- Ability to move freely in space, without the pursuit of paparazzi and fans.

- Where did you spend your last vacation?

- I traveled around Europe by car. I really love all sorts of adventures and travel and the smell of gasoline at the gas station.

- Which animal do you associate yourself with?

- With a monkey. And so much so that she wanted to become a primatologist and professionally study their life.

- Did you have a nickname as a child?

- No.

- What turns you on?

- Shower and a cup of good coffee after a 10-hour night's sleep. Well, fresh impressions, of course!

Films with a love line end exactly at the point where in reality ordinary life begins with all its difficulties. As in "Amelie", for example. Do you think it's worth continuing the relationship if friction has become too frequent? Maybe just find another person who suits you better?

It seems to me that if you do not want a long-term relationship with a person, it is better not to start any at all. You can, probably, plunge into a crazy novel, but you should not harbor illusions that something good will come of it. Maybe someone does it, but not me. I try to treat everything more or less soberly, thoughtfully. You know, I'm not at all as windy as I might seem.

In relationships, I value strength, reliability, tenderness and devotion. And all this is possible only when we are not blinded by passion, which rapes our brain with empty obsessions and false images.

It seems that you treat passionate romances with some distrust. This is true?

Almost all passionate romances have one thing in common: they are short-lived. There is no room for more complex relationships than sexual relationships. You know, I studied the mating games of gorillas, and so sometimes it seems to me that gorillas can be more delicate than some representatives of people. In the relationship between a man and a woman, subtlety, tenderness, care, the ability to take care of each other, some kind of elegance of feelings, or something are important … Such a relationship has a chance to last for 20 and 30 years. It's good that I saw how it happens in life, and not only read in books. My grandparents have lived together for 65 years - they are a wonderful couple. And my parents have been together all their lives. And I felt on myself the effect of their mutual love, their mutual respectful relationship with each other. Dad, for example, never called anyone at home, never insulted anyone. Maybe he said something strong to my brothers until my mother and I heard, but I didn’t get anything rougher than "little green snot". And then I had to do something very bad for him to call me that. And I don't remember any of their scandals with their mother, although, of course, they had conflicts, as in all normal couples.

You have painted an almost cloudless family atmosphere. In such people grow up with a healthy soul and lack of complexes …

Oh, well, this is not about me - the lack of complexes! I know how shy! I went to acting courses at one time to get rid of this shyness. But I still have it.

For example, it’s not easy for me in photo shoots, so I don’t really like them. I just don't know how to behave. It's easier for me to photograph myself than to photograph.

Moreover, the camera is always with me, and I shoot everything that comes to hand. Very often directors and journalists come across. At home I have a whole collection of photographs of journalists whom I give interviews.

Audrey, after the movie "Coco Chanel" you became the face of this brand, replacing Nicole Kidman. And although you are rarely seen at social events, there is a lot of interest in your person - both among fans and among the paparazzi. Do you now have to spend money on a stylist or is it your such refined taste?

- Are you an owl or a lark?

- Owl. But if I don’t sleep all night, then it’s like boiled for two days. I can't imagine how I survived the shooting in the Coco Chanel boutique, where we were allowed only at night, because ordinary customers used to go there during the day.

- Do you have a talisman?

- No, I'm not superstitious.

- How do you relieve stress?

- In the summer I can lie on the grass and just look at the clouds, wondering who they look like. I also like to play something on the oboe, especially from Handel.

- What is your psychological age?

- Depending on the situation. When I visit my parents, it seems that I am still 9 years old. And when I talk to a man who I really like, then, judging by how shy I am, I'm no more than 13. It is clear that if I am sick and lying in bed, then I feel 80 years old, no less.

- What melody is on your mobile phone?

- I have several of them. Something from Bach, something from the sounds of nature and Sting.

- What is your favorite aphorism?

- Given my build, I have always consoled myself with the old French saying that a small dog is a puppy until old age.

No, I don't have a stylist, I choose clothes myself and then pay for the mistakes of my choice myself. As for the paparazzi, that's why I don't want to leave France anywhere - not to Hollywood or anywhere else. We have a law that reliably protects privacy. The paparazzi can take pictures of me as much as they want, even naked in the shower, but in order to publish these pictures, my consent will be required, and, of course, I will not give it. Therefore, in France I feel free - yes, they recognize me, especially after "Amelie", but at the same time they do not get enough of me. If I were in Los Angeles, everything would be completely different - we understand that.

But if you are offered a new role in Hollywood, will you agree or refuse right away?

I don't know, you need to read the script. How can you say that? So far, one thing is clear: I have no such plans for the near future. And all the time is busy.

Now I need to finish shooting the film "Teresa D" directed by Claude Miller, who is well known in Russia. A film based on the very famous novel by Franus Moriak "Teresa Desquerau".

My second closest work is a film by Michel Gondry, a film adaptation of the cult novel by French writer Boris Vian "Foam of Days". I play the main female role there. And after that there will be the third film in the series, which began with "Spanish Woman", continued with "Pretty Women" directed by Cedric Klapisch. So Hollywood doesn't fit in.

Audrey, you are a successful talented actress at the peak of demand. Do you have your own secret of success? What are you doing that others don't?

Do not know. Maybe because I'm very stubborn? My parents instilled in me a valuable quality - hard work. I can work very painstakingly and for a long time, because I feel responsible for the result. In general, I'm not as crazy as it might seem to those who are used to judging me by Amelie. And I always try to maintain control over the situation, to control myself, to control. I am a rather serious person who tries to live the ordinary life of ordinary people. So when people ask me: "How did you achieve such success?" - I don't know what to answer.

I am a completely average person. Look at me, is there anything strange or unusual in me? Unlikely. I don’t think I have any secret because I don’t feel so perfect.