The actress and director reveals her musical tastes on “Libération”.
In the series Zorro, soon to be broadcast on France 2, she mischievously plays, alongside Jean Dujardin, the wife of the man she thinks she knows under the name of Don Diego de la Vega, but who, incognito at night, mounts a nag and transforms into Zoro. And it's much more attractive, it must be said.
What was the first record you bought as a teenager?
I'm going to make you sad, but as a teenager, I was mainly looking to pay for my train to go to class, so I didn't have much left to buy records. If I had money, my first vinyl would have been Simon & Garfunkel, Bridge Over Trouble Water.
Your favorite way to listen to music?
The sound of vinyl is absolutely exceptional. But I have to admit that I listen to most of my music on speakers connected to an app.
The last disc you bought and in what format?
faith Voodoo Cello on iTunes.
Where do you prefer to listen to music?
In my car. An answer that many people give, right? I play the music very, very loudly and it gives me immense joy. I tell myself that we invented the car to be able to listen to music. There is something of a trance.
Do you listen to music while working?
Not really. But during Zorro, Jean Dujardin shared with me a playlist specially made for the shoot. It was a lot of Western and Spanish instrumentals. It helped me a lot. He asked us to play certain pieces very loudly on set to get the right emotion.
The song that you are ashamed to listen to with pleasure?
Aqua, Barbie Girl.
The record that everyone loves and you hate?
There isn't one. The music I don't like, not everyone loves it.
The disc you'll need to survive on a desert island?
Any Beatles album. Masterpieces, listenable endlessly.
Which record cover do you want to frame at home as a work of art?
Almost all the covers of David Bowie's albums.
A record you would like to hear at your funeral?
Francis Cabrel, I am a big fan, the Walls of Dust.
Your fondest concert memory?
Without hesitation, Imany for the tour Voodoo Cello. The most beautiful sight I have seen in my life. It was like a healing ritual. Everyone was in the same state as me, there were tears, people were holding hands. We were all standing at the end of the concert.
Do you go to a club to dance, flirt, listen to music on a good sound system or do you never go to a club?
I hate clubs. I need privacy but I dance at home, at friends' parties.
Your favorite musical film, your favorite film music?
Moulin Rouge for the film and Guardians of the Galaxy for the soundtrack.
What is the record that you share with the person who accompanies you in life?
Lucie Antunes, Amazing Carnaval. His music and his concerts have something that transcends.
The song that makes you mad with rage?
Heavy metal in general. I understand that some people need to listen to it but for me, it's torture.
The last record you listened to on repeat?
Lucie Antunes, Amazing Carnaval and Vanessa Paradis, My love.
The group you would have liked to be part of?
I have an anti-gift in music. No one would want me in their group. But I would have loved to be on stage with Madonna.
The song that always makes you cry?
Is, Breathe Me. Because it's the song that plays at the end of the last episode of the series Six Feet Under.
