Doria Tillier says she gave your character a “very Kim Kardashian” side. Is that how you too approached it?
Anaïde Rozam: I think Doria spoke about Kim Kardashian to guide me on the way Daphné approaches her job (and her haircut!). She is a young woman who wants to be a star journalist and who sometimes has the manners of a spoiled person. But she is also a careerist young woman who works hard to achieve her goals. What I really liked in the character and in the scenario is that Daphne manages to cohabit with Iris in a form of lightness, although everything opposes the two women. Unlike the people Iris meets on her way, Daphne is not really influenced by social conventions and “what is done or not done”. She doesn't care, like Iris.
And you, what do you dream of in your life and your career?
In life, I don't really dream because I have everything I need to be happy: a healthy environment, a job that fascinates me and a privileged life. I'm very lucky. What I dream of is for it to last. As an actress, I dream of rich and surprising female roles, both in comedy and drama. I also dream that no one locks me into one type of cinema, that no one puts a label on me. I finally dream of directing, whether as a director or by opening a theater school later. I haven't experimented yet but I'm very attracted to acting direction.
Are you as frank as Iris in life?
It all depends on the person in front! With some, I will be able to develop while with others, I will not have the energy or the time. But unlike Iris, I worry a little less even though watching the series, I realized that I sometimes think like her. But I don't dig deep by convention and because we don't necessarily have the time to question certain subjects for too long. Example with the first scene in which Iris (Doria Tillier) talks about bottle caps. I agree with that! But I'm not going to worry.
What is Doria like as a director and Doria as an actress?
I was quite impressed by her. I too have dreams of being a director but I'm not there at all. Seeing her direct and play the lead role in a series was impressive! Being directed by another actor is a real pleasure. He puts himself in the place of the other and has this particular sensitivity. He knows how to direct because he too has been in that position, in front of the camera.
Odile (Pascale Arbillot), Iris's teacher colleague, tells her while talking about her book that she could not stand someone's criticism of her work. And you, how do you feel about criticism?
It's a bit paradoxical: we want to be looked at but not criticized. But it's impossible! Obviously, we always look at positive reviews more than negative ones. I'm going to say something crude and very stupid, but the main thing is to have a base and a very present entourage. Living through criticism is absolutely not constructive. If I feel good about a project, the negative reviews pass me by a little. If I know I'm bad, it will hurt me deeply.
You started your career on Instagram, posting little sketches. Are criticisms from social networks blind?
Not that much… On Instagram, I didn't give enough food for people to criticize me. I'm less and less like that, but when I started the videos, I wanted to please everyone. When people told me that I was playing too much of a bourgeois character, I played another one. I also didn't get a lot of physical criticism because I purposely looked ugly and filmed myself in close-up so people wouldn't talk about my body. It's by doing season 4 of LOL: whoever laughs, gets out! (Prime Video) that I received a lot of criticism about my physique, my breasts… The show was not my life's project, so it doesn't matter. There, I am proud of what I do in Iris. If someone criticizes me, I will assume that I didn't like it and I will accept it. What hurts the most is when you find that a negative review is well written, well developed and intelligently done. People who say “she plays badly“, “she sucks” or “she's ugly”frankly it goes over my head.
You are also one of the headliners of season 1 of Culte (Prime Video), a series which is a hit and which has been praised by critics. How are you experiencing its enormous success and do you already feel an impact on your career (contacts, proposed projects, etc.)?
I am very touched by the feedback on the series. It's also the first time that I've been complimented so much on my playing, but I try not to dwell on it too much so as not to get lost in the limbo of the ego trip, which can happen without warning and reduce the vision we have of ourselves. Finally, I have indeed had a few offers since the series came out, but let's say that I haven't yet found the right fit in terms of roles. Perhaps I became a little more greedy after the indescribable pleasure of having played a female role as well written and as complete as that of Isabelle de Rochechouart.
