ISSUE #10 WINTER 2015/16

IN THIS ISSUE: ART FASHION JEWELRY MILESTONES POP CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT TRUST NO ONE

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9 772307 156711 AYK: What was your initial reaction when you were approached to that. To be a singer you have to be your full self, exposed totally in be Madeleine Swann in Spectre? the spotlight. But as an actress, you can hide behind the characters you play. That suits me better, but I always knew that I was made LS: To be honest, I was surprised that they came to me to play her! to do something creative. I don’t really see myself as the typical seductive . Of course, when you are an actress you have to do many things, including being AYK: What’s Léa Seydoux like outside her job as an actress? seductive, and many French actresses have used their powers of seduction on stage and in film. However, I don’t see that as my main LS: I lead a very simple life. I’ a normal person, doing normal things. forte and none of the characters I have played before have been in I like to have dinner with my friends, spend time with my boyfriend, this style. So it was an exciting new direction for me. enjoy good wine, stress about life. Nothing out of the ordinary!

AYK: So you’re playing someone who is clearly very different from AYK: Has your career success had any effect on your friendships your own personality? or relationships?

LS: Yes I am, but when you play a character you must be able to LS: No. I still have all the same friends. I’m still me. I’m still Léa. relate who and what they are to yourself. Then you can express Nothing has changed in that sense. I’m certainly not “Léa the yourself in the role and give a convincing performance. All artists superstar”. have to do that. AYK: How many countries did you visit to film Spectre? AYK: What was your first introduction to the movies? LS: We traveled to Austria, the UK, Mexico and Morocco. Austria LS: I knew of them of course, but I wasn’t a huge follower. was so cold and Morocco was so hot! I particularly love Mexico, it’s I somehow viewed them as being made more for men! I think the such a colorful and dynamic place. first Bond movie I saw starred Pierce Brosnan. AYK: What stimulates you most about acting? AYK: Who is your favorite Bond girl? LS: I like to work with people who have their own perspective and LS: Eva Green [who played Lynd in the 2006 Bond film, point of view. The director stimulates me more than the script, for ]. I very much like her as an actress and she was the example. first Bond girl I remember admiring. AYK: You won a Palme d’Or for your performance in Blue is the AYK: Did you do your own stunts in Spectre? Warmest Color. Are there any other awards you would hope to win during your career? LS: Oh yes! My character isn’t particularly active in that respect, but I have one scene with a major stunt for which I had to do a big jump. LS: An Oscar. It’s the ultimate accolade.

AYK: Do you kill anyone in the movie? AYK: How did you come to be the face of Prada Candy?

LS: I shoot someone but I don’t actually kill them… LS: I met the famous fashion image-maker Jean-Paul Goude [who shot the first ad] and as a result was asked to be the face of the next AYK: If you had the chance to star next to any of the six Bonds, Prada Candy campaign, which included making the video. I think who would it be? Miuccia Prada’s collections embody the personalities of women today. She’s cultured, she has fantasies and she’s a strong woman. LS: Daniel Craig, of course! I love all of that.

AYK: How was it working with Daniel? AYK: Where do you like to go on vacation?

LS: It was so much fun and I got along with him really well. He’s LS: I’m a beach person, so I need sand and an azure sea. I particularly very funny and doesn’t take himself too seriously. We have the same love the Caribbean, not surprisingly! approach to our work, in that we view acting as being rather like playtime for kids! AYK: What does the future hold for Léa?

AYK: Were you given any advice on how to be a Bond girl? LS: I’ve just done a film called Juste la fin du monde (It’s Only the End of the World) with the young Canadian director Xavier Dolan. LS: No, not really. Obviously you have to make an impact and bring He’s a very exciting person to work with and extremely talented for some intensity to the role. Bond girls also need to have an innocent his age. It was a great film to be involved in and is released early quality, but must always be very much a woman. next year.

AYK: Did you always want to be an actress? AYK: What’s your favorite sorbet?

LS: When I was a child I wanted to be a singer, but I was too shy for LS: Chocolate!

Shirt and dress by MIU MIU and ring Léa’s own. Thiis page: Crown by OLYMPIA LE-TAN, sweater by ANTHONY VACCARELLO and coat by DIOR. Earrings by CARTIER, coat by STELLA MCCARTNEY, dress by SONIA RYKIEL and shoes by PIERRE HARDY. Facing page: Earring by REZA, catsuit by DIOR, shoes by PRADA and ring Léa’s own. This page: Coat by STELLA MCCARTNEY. Facing page: Earring by ANNELISE MICHELSON, dress by CÉLINE and shoes by CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN. This page: Coat by STELLA MCCARTNEY, dress by SONIA RYKIEL and shoes by PIERRE HARDY. Facing page: Coat by STELLA MCCARTNEY and dress by SONIA RYKIEL.