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A character is never entirely white or black, there’s never entirely right or wrong. You have to realize sometimes you face something, and then you change your mind, or then you realize you were wrong.

Berenice Bejo

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.
BERENICE BEJO

Actors Sometimes Thinking
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 how they would walk in a room and how her body takes place of everything.
BERENICE BEJO

Body Hands Looks
I read Gloria Swanson’s autobiography just because I wanted to know what it was like in the time.
BERENICE BEJO

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

Character Doe Trying
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 were in Hollywood.
BERENICE BEJO

Directors Hollywood Talking
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.
BERENICE BEJO

Imagine Oscars Special
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 understand that now because it puts you in the mood and gives you energy.
BERENICE BEJO

Giving Ipods Two
I’m okay. Nobody’s bothering me. Everyone’s very kind, and very polite. I don’t feel like my whole life changed.
BERENICE BEJO

Changed Changing Kind Life
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 doing that.
BERENICE BEJO

Mom Parent Thinking
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 winks and looks up.
BERENICE BEJO

Looks Unique Way
Sometimes we had to improvise. I hate to improvise because I felt like I couldn’t find words.
BERENICE BEJO

Hate Improvise Sometimes Words
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 exactly the same for me.
BERENICE BEJO

Artist Character Talking
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.
BERENICE BEJO

Hands Shopping Wipe
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. Here (in Hollywood), you can see everybody wants his break.
BERENICE BEJO

Acting Book Differences
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.
BERENICE BEJO

Character Energy Want
Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I’ve had a sudden surge of scripts and interest.
BERENICE BEJO

Cannes Interest Scripts

A character is never entirely white or black, there’s never entirely right or wrong. You have to realize sometimes you face something, and then you change your mind, or then you realize you were wrong.

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A character is never entirely white or black, there’s never entirely right or wrong. You have to realize sometimes you face something, and then you change your mind, or then you realize you were wrong.

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