Yes, he wanted me to do Funny Games before, which I didn't want to do because the film was very theoretical - the way people experience violence on screen. There was very little space for fiction, it was more like a sacrifice for the actors than anything else.

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.