Jean Dujardin was invited to 8:30 p.m. Sundayon France 2, December 15, 2024. With frankness, he spoke about his brief success in the United States and explained why he was not nostalgic for this period.
Laurent Delahousse received Jean Dujardin this Sunday, December 15 in the show 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The opportunity, for the one who separated from Nathalie Péchalat, to make promoting the series Zorroin which he plays the leading role. The actor was also questioned about his career, and in particular about the success of the silent film The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius. As a reminder, this feature film allowed him to win an Oscar and opened the doors to Hollywood cinema for him. However, Jean Dujardin very quickly decided to return to France. “At that moment I sealed something very strong with myself: that of being definitively a French actor who plays in France. People thought I was going to change, become crazy or unbearable, take bad directions.“, he had already confided to L’Obs in September 2022 before continuing: “I returned to the Four Seasons and locked myself in the toilet in my room: I was happy because it was over, I was finally going to return to Paris“.
“I’m not sure I’ll be very good there”: Jean Dujardin reveals why he didn’t want to pursue a career in the United States
This Sunday, Jean Dujardin confirmed that he did not miss his brief career on the other side of the Atlantic.no way“. “The brain is very well madein fact: he always keeps the best. So I obviously keep these great moments, already knowing at the time that it was all a passage, and that my best roles were in France anyway. It’s true, it’s confirmed. Anyway, that’s what I feel, I don’t need more“, added the one who has long formed a cult couple with Alexandra Lamy.
And if he doesn’t miss Hollywood, it’s because Jean Dujardin didn’t feel like he belonged there. “Culturally, I’m not sure I’m very comfortable there. My family is here, my life is heremy very beautiful roles are here, my friends are here“, he explained. Frank confidences.
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