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VK : At the same time you have also recently become a producer ! What is your criteria in selecting projects ?
NP : One of the main criteria - originality . I want to do such films , which I had not yet seen . ( Laughs .) I feel like I have my own view of how the movie can be directed . I love movies , and I like to be not only the front of the camera , but also behind it .
VK : How was it hard to see yourself onscreen constantly throughout this whole process ? We know you acted in the " A Tale of Love and Darkness , where you also were the director .)
NP : It ' s hard . Normally I can ' t watch myself at all , and watching myself makes me cringe . But as a director you have to , you don ' t have the opportunity of saying , " I ' m not watching this ."
VK : Are there any costumes you ’ ve worn during your career that you love ?
NP : Well , the ballet costumes in " Black Swan " were just gorgeous and in " Star Wars " they were insanely beautiful . VK : Actress , director , producer … it would seem , you are so full of affairs . And yet you still find time to work for charity organizations . Why is it so important for you ?
NP : I realize that I was fortunate enough to be born in the right place at the right time , but not all of us are so lucky . Just go outside of America and Europe , you begin to understand how many poor people in the world and that terrible wars and conflicts flare up here and there . It matters to me , and I always try to share what I have , hoping to somehow balance this injustice .
VK : You were born in Jerusalem , now you live between Los Angeles , New York and Paris . Which city you can call your favorite ?
NP : Paris . So many good memories associated with it ! My first role in " Léon " movie . After the shooting , my mother and me went to museums , especially I remember the house Rodin . At age of 14 , when I got the role in the Woody Allen ’ s film " Everyone Says I Love You " I got up on Eiffel Tower and drinking mulled wine there ! It was snowing . I had inexpressible emotions at that moment . Paris is the city of lights and romance . Paris is the city where it ' s hard not to fall in love . Paris is the city that will always be mine .
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