1. Blue is an idealist and a dreamer. Her moods inform her action. She is so fresh--she doesn't know wants. But as she is more and more immersed in the festival, she realizes what she doesn't want. But she has to feel it first-hand to know. That's why she came to Cannes. She's an adventurer, and she has nothing to lose

2. Yeah, I can relate, because when I was her, I was the most open, idealistic parts of myself. But I also have had more time than her in this town and in this industry, and I've been disillusioned. But, if your dreams are deep in you, they never lose their potency, or at least, they haven't yet for me. In Cannes, she sees the world change around her, and she doesn't stop to analyze it, only to respond to what is being presented to her in the moment. And as people reveal their intentions, she begins to see what she only saw the outside of before.

3. God, well, if you love to act, it's so beautiful--it's like the sweetest thing you can do with someone. Like, there are a lot of sweet things, but I think collaborating on art is most of them, dancing, or making music, but for me it's making music. But people, they have different reasons for collaborating on a film. And it's like love, where you have to trust and not get scared but also take care of yourself and be strong, grown-up.

4. I think she wants to find a world that mirrors her heart, you know? It's very beautiful in a dreamer's heart. And to share that, and to feel it to be understood, that would make the world seem like home to her.

5. I think art can't pander, or it loses power. We've all got greed and shamelessness, and if we're honest about that and less judgemental, it's good, but I don't think it should be your reason for doing it at the bottom of it.

6. Sometimes, he'd stop and say "That's not her," and we'd change something. But mostly the way I understood him and Blue, was by watching his movies. When you watch his movies, women are allowed to be very natural. They are not one idea. So, by watching his movies, I learned what an actor can be. Actually, when I saw "Venice, Venice," when I was younger, I said "That's it! I've got to work with this guy!" I thought it was a breakthrough.

7. The film festival was gorgeous, and I was lucky to be walking around in such an honest character, because I think otherwise it might have overwhelmed me.

One night, after filming, Henry was talking with Max Schell about Mendelsohn and Monty Clift. I think Henry was related to Mendelsohn, and Max knew Monty Clift. And I was listening, pretending to be asleep. The whole experience was like wandering around in a Pantheon of the gods.

Anouk Amee is my mother's favorite film star, so when I was really young, I saw "A Man and a Woman." After the movie, I saw the Fellini films and "A Man and a Woman" again. And I'm still a little starstruck with her.