Top 8 Hélène Diarra Quotes

When I saw the play, I said to myself, 'That's what I want to do.' It was love at first sight

In the family, we laughed, we argued, and I acted

I have a knack for old women! When I was young, when I went out into town in my heels, in trousers, some people would say: 'No! We don't understand. It's not possible, you're changing

It's not that I wouldn't have wanted to play young leading ladies! It's simply that I've never been offered roles. I've been playing old women since I was young

Retirement is an upward path that leads to new heights

Retirement is a step towards building a new role, a new social identity, and feeling useful in society

In retirement, social life takes on its full meaning because one must rebuild a role in this new stage of life where social codes are no longer the same.

Showing public opinion that in retirement, one must give meaning to one's life by creating a new social identity.