“You have to find a balance in each one because there is a lot of seduction,” said Binoche, questioned about the difficulties women face in the film industry during a press conference in Seville.
“Now we have many female directors, which is great, but when I started the majority were men and there was a lot of seduction between directors and actresses,” he added. “This was certainly truer in the ’80s,” she noted.
The actress said that she found herself in situations where some directors tried to kiss her or a producer tried to touch her, but she refused. “I had to say no. First because she was in love with her, so it didn’t occur to me that this could happen,” she explained.
“You have to know how to say no, you have to learn to say no,” added Juliette Binoche, who assured that she was “happy” with the progress of the #MeToo Movement. “I think it’s changed a lot of things in our lives, and that’s wonderful,” she said.
The 58-year-old interpreter also said she felt very “honored” to be in Seville, where the Goya Spanish Film Awards ceremony is held this Saturday.
“It is very special for me to be here in Spain, because of all the artists [que han venido antes]And it’s very inspiring.”
During Saturday’s gala, Binoche will receive the international Goya honorary, distinguished by the Spanish Academy for “her extraordinary career that places her as one of the most admired and recognized names in European and international cinema.”
Throughout his four decades of career, Binoche has participated in dozens of films, such as “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”, “Lovers of the Pont-Neuf”, or “The English Patient”, for which he won the Oscar for the best supporting actress.
In addition, she has been distinguished with the French César, the British Bafta and the acting awards at the Cannes, Berlin and Venice festivals, as well as the Donostia Award at the San Sebastian Festival.