Eva Green

[Nymphaea]

The Edit by Net-A-Porter
September 8, 2016

Life's Rich Tapestry
Model Eva Green
Photographer Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello
Styling Samuel François

She’s known for her strong, provocative roles, but in real life actress Eva Green prefers to go unnoticed. She tells Laura Craik about actors’ egos, drunk texting and why you’ll never find her on Twitter.

It is rare to meet an actress who looks as flawless in real life as she does on screen, but Eva Green exceeds all expectations, wafting into The Fumoir bar at London’s Claridge’s with the same porcelain-skinned allure that has been seducing fans since her 2003 debut in Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers. In louche black silk pants and a white silk shirt by Haider Ackermann, Green is dressed more for the boudoir than The Fumoir; her dark eyes emphasized by sultry, smoky shadow. She is poised but timid, with a natural reticence that seems aloof until you realize she is a classic introvert. “I’m not the most eloquent person,” she apologizes. “I’m not great at talking about myself. People are surprised when they see I’m shy.”

No wonder she doesn’t do social media: the idea of sharing pics of #avotoast would be anathema to Green. She chooses not to partake, she says, “because I don’t want to get drunk and go ‘blahblahblah’. Sometimes I do drunk texting,” she confesses, sheepishly. “So if I went on Twitter…” she trails off, looking fearful. “There’s something quite desperate about it. ‘Look what I’ve done!’ No. And I hate selfies. Lots of people ask for a selfie now; it’s sad. They want a picture, but it’s about them, rather than sharing a moment. It feels like they steal something, rather than looking at you and going, ‘I like your work.’”

Aged 36 and with a 14-year résumé that runs the gamut from witch queen (Serafina in The Golden Compass) to Bond Girl (Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale), Green proves that even in these overexposed times, it’s still possible to be an A-list actress and live a quiet life. “Definitely,” she says. “I can make myself invisible. When I go to Paris [her home is in London], I take the Metro. I wear glasses,” she says airily.

Disguise comes easily to Green. Aged 15, she dyed her naturally blond hair dark brown because “it felt right” and has been a brunette ever since. She used to be even darker, she says, but “it’s not good on camera. It looks like a helmet”. I share my theory about dark- haired women being more under-the-radar than blonds. “It’s true. I never thought of that,” she says. “It sends a message. Maybe that’s why I wear black: ‘Don’t look at me.’”

She frequently wears black on the red carpet. Is her style quite gothic? “I’d say more baroque,” she corrects me. “I like to have my armor when I go on a red carpet – I feel very vulnerable otherwise. I like a smoky eye or a red lip – I just want to be in a costume that will protect me.” Would she tend to pick a high-necked dress over anything too revealing? “Oh, yes. I’m not comfortable with booby.”

In fact, says Green, the entire red-carpet experience is an uncomfortable one. “Years ago, my publicist gave me an article saying I was the worst-dressed actress in the world. If you’re too original, like Helena Bonham Carter with the one red shoe…I adore her for doing that. But people are, ‘Oh my gahhhd!’” she says, affecting a shrill American accent. “Even now, I wouldn’t go [looking] too original. It’s such a big fuss, to be myself. But to have to remain safe is boring. F****** boring. ‘What are you wearing?’ is all [reporters] care about, rather than about your movie. It’s not very clever.”

Perhaps now is not the best time to be asking her fashion questions. She laughs. “No, but it’s not the same.” Okay, then: favorite labels? “Haider Ackermann, Saint Laurent, Topshop.” But she wouldn’t wear “those tops that show the belly. Or mini skirts. I’m not brave enough.”

Green’s reluctance to be a femme fatale may explain her enthusiasm for her titular role in Tim Burton’s new film, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. While some actresses might balk at playing the mother character (okay, a mother- bird hybrid – this is a Burton film, after all), Green relished the part.

“It was nice not to be a love interest. To play the guardian of those children, who would risk her life to protect them – I loved the idea that her children are her life. Tim calls her a Scary Poppins,” she laughs, then shrugs. “I like dense stuff. I’m not good at the in-between kind. It’s nice to give your heart and soul to something. It’s very jubilating.”

Perhaps an actress as intense as she is views acting less as a job, and more of a catharsis? “It’s definitely not a job,” she says. “I love to have time to really dissect a character. I’m kind of a geek in that way.” She clearly loves the nerdy element more than the luvvie one. “Even the actors I’m friends with, they’re not actor actors. It’s such a narcissistic job. Ambition kind of disgusts me; it becomes quite scary in people.”

The hardest part of her career is, she says, rejection. “Are you hot? Are you not hot? It’s hard to stay strong, because as an actor you have to be open, be vulnerable. But there’s just so much b*******, so many egos. If you haven’t made it in a certain amount of years, it’s very scary. I wouldn’t say I’m comfortable with aging as an actor.

There is pressure. It’s tough.” Has she ever struggled with anxiety? “Totally, yes,” she says. “The older I get, the more I notice the best people are very depressed around me. But it’s the [state of] the world at the moment. Maybe we feel sad but can’t find a specific reason. We’re sensitive beings and we absorb the vibes.”

Green won’t confirm if she’s single, but will say she likes “men who embrace their feminine side”. Would she say she gets n better with women or men? “I think women.” That said, she doesn’t support the idea of a female Bond: “I think Bond should remain a man. Of course you can have a movie about a female spy, but Bond has to be a man.” As for who the next one will be, she has no more clue than any of us. Although, even if she did know, she wouldn’t say. Eva Green’s reserve is one of her greatest charms, and that’s saying something.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is out Sept 30

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[wickedcrazyness]

^Great little interview. I had no idea that she is a natural blonde. The dark hair suits her so well.
The photos are wonderful. She is stunning.

 

[Yohji]

'Good Morning America'
27 Sep 2016 - New York, New York United States

"Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children" New York Premiere
26 Sep 2016 - Saks Fifth Avenue - New York, New York United States

"Miss Peregrin's Home For Peculiar Children" - Press Conference
21 Sep 2016 - Claridge's Hotel - London United Kingdom

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[jexxica]

SFX - November 2016


Premiere (France) - September/October 2016

evagreenweb

 

[jexxica]

Out and about in London - September 22, 2016


Leaving her hotel in London - September 22, 2016

starity.hu

 

[zzzyao76]

Elle France September 30, 2016

Les Coups De Tet D' Eva Green
Model: Eva Green
Photographer: Dusan Reljin
Fashion Editor/Stylist: Julie Chanut Bombard



Elle France September 30, 2016 Digital Edition

 

[jexxica]

Im watching Miss Peregrine tonight!


evagreenweb

 

[IncurableLunatic]

Eva Green for Violet Magazine Issue 6 (Fall 2016)

Photographer: Yelena Yemchuk
Stylist: Leith Clark
Interview: Stephanie LaCava
Dress: Miu Miu
Hair: Ken O'Rourke
Make-Up: Kay Montano

Source: evagreenweb's instagram

 

[atooomic]

Goddess!!!!

 

[HeatherAnne]

She is someone who looks best to me with very little makeup, love this cover

 

[Yohji]

Actress Eva Green attends the "Based On A True Story" photocall during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2017 in Cannes, France.

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[lizzardqueen]

Wonderful!!! <3 thank you!

 

[jexxica]

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 27: Eva Green attends the 'Based On A True Story' screening during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

 

[jexxica]

zimbio

 

[Not Plain Jane]

Gorgeous - both photocall and premiere!

 

[wickedcrazyness]

The dress she wore at the "Based On A True Story" screening has a lot going on, but she somehow pulls it off.
Beautiful at the photo call, though I am not a fan of the shoes.

 

[Benn98]

It's a bit of a shame that she got herself mixed up with Polanski, but the premiere dress looks cool. I always thought Eva was a natural darkhead, but her roots are showing in those photocall pics. They couldn't touch it up?

 

[liaa]

EVA GREEN at Red Play Press Night at Wyndham’s Theatre in London

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[Not Plain Jane]

ha ha, specs!

 

[puresoul]

She's cute in the last set of pictures, also the rings she's wearing are really cool, wish there were close-up pictures of them.