. Robert Redford
"I was in love with him. I made four films with him and each time I was in love. That means I had a great time (laughs). Except he didn't like kisses. But he's someone who has a great sense of humor."
. Alain Delon
"Alain Delon... He was the most beautiful living being. And he loved kisses (laughs). He had a lot of cool love scenes... but it was with the other one, (Lola) Albright (laughs)."
. Jean-Luc Godard
"As a director, hats off, he was huge. But as a man, sorry... No, no."
. The Vietnam War
"In 1970, I became an activist. I was living in Paris with (Roger) Vadim and American soldiers who had left Vietnam started talking to me about what was going on there. I did not believe them because I was convinced that when the Americans were fighting somewhere, we had the angels on our side. And then a soldier gave me Jonathan Schell's book about the village of Ben Suc, Vietnam. When I closed the book, I was a different person."
American actress Jane Fonda during a "Rendezvous with Jane Fonda", on May 26, 2023 at the 76th Cannes © Film Festival Valery HACHE / AFP
. Climate crisis
"We still have a reason to hope... We have seven to eight years to halve our consumption of fossil fuels. And don't yawn when I say that. Unfortunately, the people who take the least responsibility are the most concerned. When ecosystems start to fail, it will be too late for us. (...) The reason we're not making progress in the United States is because half of the people who are elected, Democrats and Republicans, are taking money from the fossil fuel industry."
. Power and Trump
"We have an important presidential election next year. We need to take power. This is not just protest. There is a tendency on the left not to want leaders. It's very difficult to talk to people who don't agree with you, but you don't have to be sectarian. I've spent a lot of time knocking on the doors of people who live in communities that support Trump."
. Hollywood
"Hollywood is merciless to your soul. But I've always had something next to my career. If I had thought about my career, I would never have left America to live in an attic in the Marais (a district of Paris, editor's note) with Vadim. It wasn't a very sought-after place at the time (laughs). I don't feel like I'm part of Hollywood. I don't go to parties. Besides, I'm not invited all the time (laughs). Activism has given me a life."
American actress Jane Fonda during a "Rendezvous with Jane Fonda", on May 26, 2023 at the 76th Cannes © Film Festival Samantha DUBOIS / AFP
. Feminism
"I was working on Alan J. Pakula's +Klute+ (1971)... I had gone to a morgue where I was shown pictures of hundreds of women being beaten to death. I was horrified, I cried with sadness. At the time of filming, I felt the tears coming out of my nose, my eyes, and I said to myself: I'm becoming a feminist."
. MeToo
"It didn't stop the sexual assault and harassment, but it made women feel they could speak out and be believed. This is very important because, when you are the victim of an assault and people do not believe you, it is as if it is a double aggression, the injury gets worse."
. Beauty secrets
"Several years ago, I had cosmetic surgery. I'm not proud of that. But I also have someone very good to put on my makeup (laughs). And I sleep a lot. I eat healthy, I exercise, I walk a lot and I am curious. The most important thing is to be curious."
American actress Jane Fonda during a "Rendezvous with Jane Fonda", on May 26, 2023 at the 76th Cannes © Film Festival Samantha DUBOIS / AFP
. Age
"I'm almost 86 years old and I'm amazed that people are still offering me work. I can't believe I'm still working. But I don't want to be in films anymore that don't represent a challenge for me as an actress. I want to play complicated roles."
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