Natacha Quotes in Les poupées russes (2005)

Natacha: [speaks in Russian to ask for the stage lights to be turned back on so that she can practice]

William: I-I don't - I don't speak Russian. Sorry.

William: [Natacha climbs up the ladder to reach him] Be careful.

Natacha: [in Russian] Hi. I was talking about the lights. I have to work a little bit longer. Just a bit.

William: I don't understand. Sorry.

Natacha: [in Russian] I need... the light. To work. Like that.

[William shrugs]

Natacha: Like the sun. On the stage.

William: Sunset? Light? Ok, ok. So you want the lights on.

Natacha: [in Russian] Yes.

William: Ok. Sure, sure. Sorry.

[Turns the lights back on]

Natacha: [in Russian] Thank you very much. I'll just be a little while. My name is Natacha.

William: I'm Wi-William.

Natacha: William.

[in Russian]

Natacha: Thank you, William. Bye.

William: This is known as the street of "ideal proportions." It's 25 meters high, 25 meters wide, and 250 meters long. Personally, I don't see what's so ideal about it. The Russians are obsessed with the - they're obsessed with things being ideal, you know?

Natacha: It's not true.

William: Yes, it is darling. Well, it's not a bad thing. I mean, you know, English people, we've got some bad habits as well. I mean do you remember - Wendy, do you remember your boyfriend, the American one? What was his name? Bruce.

Wendy: Yes.

William: Right, well, I was talking to him one day, and he said to me, "Problem with you English guys is, you're always saying 'I'm sorry.' All the time, you're saying 'I'm sorry about this, I'm sorry about that.'" And you know what? It's actually true. We do say "I'm sorry" too much. What can I say? We're sorry. I said to him, "I'm sorry about that. I apologize. But that's it, you know? Nobody's perfect."

Natacha: -In French- I think I want to do exactly like you.

Sylvie: -In French- Humm, what ? What do you mean by that ?

Natacha: -In French- Bah, just do nothing, like you. After all is it not main goal in life ? Do nothing.