Quotes from Marion Cotillard

I'm affected by the characters I play, and sometimes they're hard to live with.

I don't know if I will be acting all my life, honestly.

As an actress, I always wanted to do movies, and I never dreamt about doing movies in America just because I didn't think it was possible.

In a way, I don't create anything; I just open myself to the character, and the character takes over. Of course, I'm aware of it, and I'm driving it, but I don't try to control it. If I try to control it, it goes wrong.

Toni Collette is one of my favorite. I have a passion for actresses. The list is going to be very, very long.

Having your picture taken in the street and put in a magazine won't change your life.

It's a paradox to be an actress, living in the city, taking planes all the time, trying to find the right balance in this life, which is not so eco-friendly, and still try to respect the environment.

It was an amazing adventure, it was my dream to be in an American musical... I really hope you are going to love what you are going to see.

What I like in this job is you can travel to many places, many imaginations.

If you search and search and stop searching, then ultimately you'll find what you need. It is the experience of living.

Respect the place you live, be aware of the impact that you have on things.

I think in friendship, you want to be there for your friend, and sometimes you just don't know what to do or the relationship you have with them is not clear enough for you to know what to do.

My dad was a mime and then he had his company and created plays for children and was very successful with it.