Pierre-Benoist Varoclier was born in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne (France) on 30th of April 1983 and was brought up in Paris. As a child, he has been travelling a lot worldwide with his father. He started acting at the age of 7 and made his first movie appearance in Volker Schlondorff's Der Unhold (1996) when he was 13. He owns a master'...
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Pierre-Benoist Varoclier was born in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne (France) on 30th of April 1983 and was brought up in Paris. As a child, he has been travelling a lot worldwide with his father. He started acting at the age of 7 and made his first movie appearance in Volker Schlondorff's Der Unhold (1996) when he was 13. He owns a master's degree in business economics and studied philosophy in Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) and in Ecole Normale Superieure d'Ulm (Paris, France). In 2006, he had a small part in Ne le dis à personne (2006) and got accepted at the CNSAD (Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique), the French National Conservatory of Dramatic Art. Show less «
"In my opinion, acting is about being yourself and somebody else at the same time; being an instrume...Show more »
"In my opinion, acting is about being yourself and somebody else at the same time; being an instrument and an interpreter simultaneously. Basically, the text determines the state of mind ; it is then the actor's job to translate this text into a voice, intonations and moves. Hence, the body translates the soul and the voice translates the body." (Yale University School of Drama - Interview for admission - February 2006) Show less «
