One of my great teachers was the late Jean-Claude Vrinat of Taillevent in Paris.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France.
When I went to Paris, I had a lot of ideas about it that were formed in the sort of ether that flows about if you watch too many recent Woody Allen movies or took French classes as a kid. I was certainly full of those.
I taught a master class in film in France, and that was a great experience because I got a chance to study the French film culture and the French film history, so to add... just to expand myself just personally and professionally was really helpful.
My most memorable teacher was Rich Campe, my third-grade teacher at Fairlands Elementary in Pleasanton, California.
I had three influential teachers. The first was Uta Hagen. The second two, Bobby Lewis and my late husband, Charles Kakatsakis, were both from the Actors Studio.
A few of the influences on my career so far have been Isamu Noguchi, Irving Penn, and seeing the riots of 1968 in Paris.
My primary and secondary education was in French, which had a lasting influence on my life.
My teacher, Professor Smil Sommarin, was a fine pedagogue, a very generous person, and a great admirer of Kurt Wicksell.
My first public impression was my French teacher, Derek Swift.
I was a typical French student of the 1990s - I imagined that, after a short excursion, I would work the rest of my life at home.