Right now I'm the most famous silent movie actress in the world and I want to keep that for me. So I hope there's not going to be any other silent movies.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Now I'm the go-to-girl for silent films.
I love silent cinema but don't hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces.
I've always loved silent movies. I recently saw 'Tilly's Punctured Romance' at the Academy, which is the first comedy made with Charlie Chaplin in 1914, and I sat there, and I couldn't believe that the entire audience of 2,000 people were laughing that hard from a movie made in 1914 - and there were no words; it was all faces.
I love some films with very silent characters, people who don't speak, but I wouldn't be able to do that.
I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling.
For me, I loved it. I only want to make silent movies now.
Friends told me not to bother with the silents - they're jerky, poorly photographed and ludicrously badly acted. But I was immediately struck by the freshness and vitality of these films.
I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
I like some of the early silent films because I love to watch how actors had to play then. What would interest me today is to do a silent film.
As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies.