--- title: "10 Want Quotes By Julie Delpy" description: "10 Want quotes by Julie Delpy. Plus more from Julie Delpy and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/julie-delpy-5079_being-positive_i-want-to-be-positive-and-say-everything_2398091.png" --- > [I want to be positive and say: everything I've written will get made eventually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-want-to-be-positive-and-say-everything-i-ve-written-will-get-made/) [Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/julie-delpy-5079_being-positive_i-want-to-be-positive-and-say-everything_2398091.png) > [I don't want to go to the Bahamas on holiday. I hate islands. I want to go to Brittany, where it's cold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-don-t-want-to-go-to-the-bahamas-on-holiday-i-hate-islands-i-want-to/) [Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/695/julie-delpy-5079_bahamas_i-don-t-want-to-go-to-the-bahamas-on-hol_2615479.jpg) > [I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/julie-delpy-5079_acting_i-love-acting-and-i-still-want-to-do-it_406033.png) > [People think women directors are tough. Truth is, I'm a pussycat and I hate conflict. I just want everyone to be happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/people-think-women-directors-are-tough-truth-is-i-m-a-pussycat-and-i/) [Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/715/julie-delpy-5079_conflict_people-think-women-directors-are-tough-t_688525.png) > [I have a few other films in my life where I'm not attached and for a long time it was too complicated.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-have-a-few-other-films-in-my-life-where-i-m-not-attached-and-for-a/) [Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/julie-delpy-5079_actresses_i-have-a-few-other-films-in-my-life-wher_1148470.jpg) > [I don't like to be overly directing people either. I tell them what I want and I tell them when it's wrong.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-don-t-like-to-be-overly-directing-people-either-i-tell-them-what-i/) [Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/julie-delpy-5079_be-good_i-don-t-like-to-be-overly-directing-peop_2950355.jpg) > [In real life, when you speak with each other you overlap each other, so you can't fake that. Like especially when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/in-real-life-when-you-speak-with-each-other-you-overlap-each-other-so/) [Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/julie-delpy-5079_cutting_in-real-life-when-you-speak-with-each-ot_2344984.jpg) > [I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-m-a-very-direct-person-and-sometimes-when-i-want-something-i-will/) [Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/julie-delpy-5079_direct_i-m-a-very-direct-person-and-sometimes-w_2806081.png) > [We didn’t want to disrupt the creative process. We have the chance to make the films we want because the films are…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/julie-delpy-5079_able_we-didn-t-want-to-disrupt-the-creative-p_282351.jpg) > [Some people have bigger egos than others. You have to take a lot of abuse, and take it in and not respond,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/some-people-have-bigger-egos-than-others-you-have-to-take-a-lot-of/) [Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24a/julie-delpy-5079_abuse_some-people-have-bigger-egos-than-others_3214380.png) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/julie-delpy/#itemlist", "name": "10 Want Quotes By Julie Delpy", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to be positive and say: everything I've written will get made eventually.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julie Delpy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-want-to-be-positive-and-say-everything-i-ve-written-will-get-made/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/julie-delpy-5079_being-positive_i-want-to-be-positive-and-say-everything_2398091.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/julie-delpy-5079_being-positive_i-want-to-be-positive-and-say-everything_2398091.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/julie-delpy-5079_being-positive_i-want-to-be-positive-and-say-everything_2398091.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to be positive and say: everything I've written will get made eventually.” — Julie Delpy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't want to go to the Bahamas on holiday. 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It's mixing and editing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julie Delpy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/in-real-life-when-you-speak-with-each-other-you-overlap-each-other-so/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/julie-delpy-5079_cutting_in-real-life-when-you-speak-with-each-ot_2344984.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/julie-delpy-5079_cutting_in-real-life-when-you-speak-with-each-ot_2344984.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/julie-delpy-5079_cutting_in-real-life-when-you-speak-with-each-ot_2344984.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In real life, when you speak with each other you overlap each other, so you can't fake that. 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When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julie Delpy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-m-a-very-direct-person-and-sometimes-when-i-want-something-i-will/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/julie-delpy-5079_direct_i-m-a-very-direct-person-and-sometimes-w_2806081.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/julie-delpy-5079_direct_i-m-a-very-direct-person-and-sometimes-w_2806081.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/julie-delpy-5079_direct_i-m-a-very-direct-person-and-sometimes-w_2806081.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. 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You have to take a lot of abuse, and take it in and not respond, because you don't want conflicts on the movie, you don't want to start screaming at people even when they treat you - even when they're not behaving properly, because you want them to do their job, and keep on doing it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julie Delpy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/some-people-have-bigger-egos-than-others-you-have-to-take-a-lot-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24a/julie-delpy-5079_abuse_some-people-have-bigger-egos-than-others_3214380.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24a/julie-delpy-5079_abuse_some-people-have-bigger-egos-than-others_3214380.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24a/julie-delpy-5079_abuse_some-people-have-bigger-egos-than-others_3214380.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some people have bigger egos than others. 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