Is that right?JULIE DELPY:Yeah.
From afar, it could be similar to what youve been successful for.
Like, lure people in.
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Even lie to them if you have to.
Make them think youre going to do the same thing.
And then do something different.
Underneath, its a very different story.
Theres a real edge to the comedy inParisthats not inSunset.Yeah, theres a harshness.
Its more of a comedy on a relationship than a romantic comedy.
I think theres romanticism in it, but its more about the comedy than it is about the romanticism.
As a writer, I want to do different things in my own films.
The movie is funny about Paris.
What do you think about the city?
Judging from the movie, youre ambivalent.Well, its a city I love, but I hate it too.
Its that kind of city.
You cant not love it.
Its like a high maintenance woman or man.
Your movie reflects that.
So I use the city as a difficult character, quickly destroying whats left of their relationship.
After a while you say, Well maybe Im not meant to do it.
Reading up on you and talking to you here, you seem pretty tough.
[Laughs] Yeah.
For me, thats more stressful.
Theres something about waiting to be needed, to be wanted by other people, thats dreadful to me.
I like acting, but I dont like the condition of being an actress.
Its like, why does he care?
He doesnt even send me on parts.
So why does he care if Im writing?
But suddenly the fear of losing control over an actor because suddenly Im creating my own work was threatening.
I was like, Okay,byyye!
Its more the answer to a better life for me.
I co-wrote that one.
When youre writing, you’ve got the option to always be writing.
Right after the film, we wrote down many different ideas that we thought we could use.
Well have to see.
I think it could be fun to do one every 10 years or so.
