Before I do a play I say that I hope it's going to be for as short a time as possible but, once you do it, it is a paradoxical pleasure. One evening out of two there are five minutes of a miracle and for those five minutes you want to do it again and again. It's like a drug.

Huppert was encouraged by her mother to begin acting at a young age and became a teenage star in Paris. Personal life
Huppert has been married to writer producer and director Ronald Chammah since 1982. She was raised in a western suburb of Ville-d'Avray.

Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (French pronunciation: ​[izabɛl yˈpɛʁ]; born 16 March 1953/1955) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 film and television productions since 1971. She won a César Award for Best Actress in 1996 for her performance in La Cérémonie. She is also the most nominated actress for the César Award with 14 nominations.