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> [I've never had help from anyone, ever. I've never had this great director who saw themselves in me, because I'm a French woman in Hollywood. Who could identify with me as a successful director in Hollywood? Nobody. And the few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-ve-never-had-help-from-anyone-ever-i-ve-never-had-this-great/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

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## More by Julie Delpy

> [Few years ago, I said something about the Academy being very white male, which is the reality, and I was slashed to pieces by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/few-years-ago-i-said-something-about-the-academy-being-very-white/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [I had to trick people into giving me money for my first film. Making a romantic comedy is easier and more expected from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-had-to-trick-people-into-giving-me-money-for-my-first-film-making-a/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [People have their faults, but it doesn't prevent you from loving them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/people-have-their-faults-but-it-doesn-t-prevent-you-from-loving-them/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [I've directed five films and I've proven that people have made money with my films - many people have made money with my films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-ve-directed-five-films-and-i-ve-proven-that-people-have-made-money/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [Some films do portray women in their 40s well, and some other films don't. Some films are written by women, so maybe there's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/some-films-do-portray-women-in-their-40s-well-and-some-other-films/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [Maybe I would get the chance to be financed for a small romantic comedy, but a war movie by a 28-year-old woman about Japanese…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/maybe-i-would-get-the-chance-to-be-financed-for-a-small-romantic/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [Our society is so much about fidelity being this thing that's sacred, and people are miserable. They're suicidal. It brings more depression than anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/our-society-is-so-much-about-fidelity-being-this-thing-that-s-sacred/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [Reality and love are almost contradictory for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/reality-and-love-are-almost-contradictory-for-me/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [I've proven that I'm not a complete failure. Every film has done well. It's like, "So, okay, when do I get my deal at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-ve-proven-that-i-m-not-a-complete-failure-every-film-has-done-well/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [The truth is I don't see a lot of movies. I see the Oscar films. I see the films that are sent to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/the-truth-is-i-don-t-see-a-lot-of-movies-i-see-the-oscar-films-i-see/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [I'm an adaptable nomad. I love Paris, I've been living in Los Angeles and New York since 1990. I love London, too. My roots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-m-an-adaptable-nomad-i-love-paris-i-ve-been-living-in-los-angeles/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [We didn’t want to disrupt the creative process. We have the chance to make the films we want because the films are not expensive.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/we-didn-t-want-to-disrupt-the-creative-process-we-have-the-chance-to/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [The way I work is that I never let people do an assembly. I don't like it because it shapes the film in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/the-way-i-work-is-that-i-never-let-people-do-an-assembly-i-don-t-like/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-love-acting-and-i-still-want-to-do-it-but-i-ve-such-an-instinct-for/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

> [It's terrifying. Women make their first film, their second film, and then it's like a nightmare, right, to make the third or fourth? I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/it-s-terrifying-women-make-their-first-film-their-second-film-and/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

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