“I don’t feel like I add value…”

Police violence, poverty, the climate emergency, #MeToo… there is no shortage of hot, topical subjects and if many stars take the floor to give their opinion, we should not count on Audrey Tautou to add her two cents.

Audrey Tautou not legitimate to take a stand?

Asked by Nice-Morning as she returned to the stage with the play The Life of Charlotte SalomonAudrey Tautou was questioned about her great media discretion and the fact that she does not take a position in the media on current issues. It’s the complete opposite of Omar Sy or Judith Godrèche. Does she do it through her artistic choices?

“Not really, I choose projects selfishly. I made instinctive choices. And it’s true that I speak in the media when I present a project, I don’t use my notoriety to debate on subjects for which I don’t have the impression of being of added value… There There are certainly artists whose competition has brought things, but it’s not a role that suits me. I have always been very discreet, it has never been a strategy, it is my nature and I am not sure that at my age I would know how to change it“replied the star ofAmélie Poulain.

Audrey Tautou and her career on hiatus: no need for light to live

The actress, now 48 years old, who found refuge in Cap-Ferret, took a big break from her profession; his latest film, The Jesus Rollsdates back to 2019. “Putting my acting career on hold was a way of giving myself time to devote myself more to it,” she explained daily to discuss her new activities: photography and writing.

Audrey Tautou, who gained worldwide notoriety filming with Tom Hanks in Da Vinci Codesis currently developing a screenplay initially based on a children’s book project. “I’m working on it. I am also in the process of producing a book of photos, notably those that I exhibited at the Rencontres d’Arles a few years ago, which should see the light of day in November“, she added.