His words are rare but always fair. If he was often one of the only ones to dare to express his ideas and his choices during many periods when other personalities remained surprisingly silent, Vincent Lindon answered a question often considered taboo among the stars. “Is it more difficult for an actor to commit today, given the violent reactions on social networks or the fear of losing contracts?“, our colleagues asked him to The Sunday Tribune.
Always very sincere and straight in his ideas, the actor currently in full promotion of the film The Choice – film already critically acclaimed – directed by Gilles Bourdos which will be released on November 20, 2024 answers: “This is not my case, for three reasons: one, because I do what I want; two, because I get involved if I want to, and three, because I don't have social networks. I don't post anything and I don't read what others post“.
Not at all seduced by the fact of being ultra-connected and not needing the approval of others, he adds: “I'm totally disconnected, I don't care what people say about me. When one of my children tells me: 'You see, dad, what they say about you in Venice is great' [il a reçu la coupe Volpi du meilleur acteur à la Mostra de Venise pour Jouer avec le feu, des soeurs Coulin], I don't even know it exists“.
Vincent Lindon's “absolute dream”
For the 65-year-old actor, his ideal would be to make films without having to do interviews. “This is my absolute dream and I'm going to achieve it. I have already reduced the sail… In a world where everyone gives their opinion on everything, I don't want to bother people“, conceded the father of Marcel and Suzanne (she is the fruit of his love with Sandrine Kiberlain).
Having become one of the essential actors of French cinema after great successes like The bill, 37°2 in the morning, A few days with me or even The Crisis, Vincent Lindon received several awards including the Jean Gabin Prize in 1989 for his role in The Student with Sophie Marceau, the prize for best actor at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 and the César for best actor for his role in The law of the market by Stéphane Brizé but also the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor for Titanium.
