Did it feel strange acting alongside so many famous female actresses?
It felt weird to have the chance to work with so many women of different generations. But I was so happy when I learnt that people like Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert were doing the movie. I’d dreamed of these actresses when I was a girl. François respected everybody’s personality. You never had the feeling that you had to fight to be in a shot, or that somebody was trying to be the biggest star. Was it claustrophobic acting on just one set? Actually, it was like doing a play in Paris, where you have the same location, the same costumes, and the same hairdresser. Usually most characters I play are quite realistic. In “8 Women” everything is artificial – the colours, the lighting, the dresses, and the hairstyles – and François wanted our performances to be theatrical. Were you nervous about singing your own song in the film? I was excited! François didn’t expect us to be perfect because we’re not professional singers. My song in the movie “Mon Amour, Mon Ami” is like a monologue
