I've always used my own personal emotions and things that I've gone through in my life to build a character. The work that I do before a film feels almost like therapy, between me and whoever I'm playing.
So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on the subject.
I love to produce, and I've directed two short films.
I can't watch my movies and get into them because as soon as I see myself I get taken out of the film.
I really think the key to a film is the chemistry of people.
It'd be nice to feel that claustrophobic feeling or the anxiety that the film Melancholia produces, but for me I look at it and think about what I was doing that day, where we shot it... It's kind of like a weird memory. It's more a photo album of memories than being able to feel connected to myself. It's not easy to do.
I think for everyone it's good to have your own personal work on a character and a film before you even start rehearsing, to have an inner life.
Charlotte Rampling is someone I've wanted to work with for a very long time. I've always looked up to her as an actress and it's a reason why I feel brave to do a film like Melancholia. So, to me she's the ultimate.
The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.
It's interesting to watch people go through it in something like this. I mean, what other then Melancholia films do they portray depression in?
I really want to do a film in another language. My dad's from Germany, so it'd be really cool to do a film in German. I'm not quite fluent, but I can get there. And my accent's pretty good. I wouldn't feel too out of my element.
I don't think that this movie is the kind of movie that a magazine like In Touch even cares about, if you know what I mean. It's a Lars von Trier film. They care about Moneyball, not Melancholia. They care about what I wear to Melancholia premieres; they don't really care about a Lars von Trier film.
On every film I do, whenever there are other girls my age, I think it's definitely up to me to set the pace. That's because I've had a lot of experience and I think there's always a certain amount of professionalism that should be maintained. If I was catty or whatever, it would just make the whole shoot unpleasant. And what's the point of that?
I mean look at Antichrist. He's not making films to be liked by everyone, so why is this so surprising coming from Lars von Trier?
I feel like I could never walk around a film half-naked. I definitely wouldn't want to see that.
To be in someone's favorite film is just - that's what you want. You want to be in great films that are memorable.
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