Adèle Exarchopoulos is a French actress with partially Greek roots (her grandfather was Greek). She was born in Paris, France. Her mother, Marina (Niquet), is a nurse, and her father, Didier Exarchopoulos, is a guitarist. At the age of 9 she started acting and watching movies. As she said on the French newspaper L'Express, she started taking ...
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Adèle Exarchopoulos is a French actress with partially Greek roots (her grandfather was Greek). She was born in Paris, France. Her mother, Marina (Niquet), is a nurse, and her father, Didier Exarchopoulos, is a guitarist. At the age of 9 she started acting and watching movies. As she said on the French newspaper L'Express, she started taking acting lessons because she likes disguising. At the age of 12 she made her first role on the movie Boxes, and a year after she had a role in the movie Les enfants de Timpelbach (2008) acting as Marianne. She then starred in the movie La rafle (2010).Her performance in the movie La vie d'Adèle (2013) or "La vie d'Adèle" (original title) received the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Show less «
[on being interviewed by Abdellatif Kechiche for a leading role in La vie d'Adèle (2013)] He ...Show more »
[on being interviewed by Abdellatif Kechiche for a leading role in La vie d'Adèle (2013)] He was sitting there and it was so strange. It felt like an exam. I'm not comfortable with telling a director how badly I want to work with them. He didn't speak, he just watched and observed me. We remained in silence just watching each other. I thought it was going terribly but I discovered that he's always like that. In interviews he takes his time to make sure he chooses the right words. Show less «
[on performing the role of Adele for Abdellatif Kechiche] I had to really lose myself. We had no mak...Show more »
[on performing the role of Adele for Abdellatif Kechiche] I had to really lose myself. We had no makeup or hair on set. He'd give me directions like, 'Buy a hamburger and cry. Go.' Even while I was sleeping he'd be shooting me. He wanted to capture every moment's truth. So the journey was different for everyone. I grew up with my character and I discovered how fragile I can be. So, yeah, I learned a lot about my emotions, my work ethic, and how far I'm willing to go. It was taxing and overwhelming, but I loved it. Show less «
[on auditions - Variety Best Actress Roundtable (2013)] Sometimes there is a casting director who do...Show more »
[on auditions - Variety Best Actress Roundtable (2013)] Sometimes there is a casting director who doesn't make you comfortable, like you come and they're just, "OK, we're gonna do more sad, maybe she's more sad", and you doesn't take any pleasure in fact because you're like so stressed and after you go you got some regrets. Sometimes they give you some strange excuse when it's not you the one they pick, like, "No, it's a movie for small people and I think you're too tall, so no", or, "No, I prefer brown girl", and you're like, "Yeah, but it's cinema, you can make me brown". Show less «
[on performing sex scenes with Léa Seydoux in La vie d'Adèle (2013)] American audiences aren...Show more »
[on performing sex scenes with Léa Seydoux in La vie d'Adèle (2013)] American audiences aren't used to it. It's a choice by the director. We all have sex, it's like a drug, everyone loves it. We had to show how making love to someone is visceral. We had to convey how much of yourself you give over. So we chose to show everyone the emotion behind discovering one's sexuality.. It was really a question of trust. We were allies on this movie. So I helped her and she helped me. Show less «
