When people recognize Bruno Gouery on the street he usually gets one of two reactions.
Some fans are delighted to see the eccentric Frenchman Luc fromEmily in Paris.
But when its fromWhite Lotusthey say, You killed Jennifer!
Gouery in ‘Emily in Paris’Netflix
But either way, its fantastic.
I liked from the beginning the possibility to do a character very similar to a child, Gouery says.
Its a fantastic thing for a comedian, with a real comic specificity.
Luc is very funny.
Its interesting to me to make all those things that seem so strange [about him] seem true.
And his life with [his girlfriend] Marianne.
Of course Luc lives on a boat.Yes, of course.
Darren had to find something special for Luc and he found it very well.
In France we call [this kind of houseboat a] peniche and its so particular.
There are people who are living on the Seine.
Not very many people, but a few people.
There is a very famous comedian in France named Pierre Richard.
A very strange man and a bit like Luc.
And he lives on the peniche.
It was a real boat in the Bastille neighborhood.
Luc gets a lot more responsibility at work, but he seems to struggle with it.
So, for me, it was important to know in my mind why Luc is at this agency.
Why is he still working for Sylvie?
Shes a great boss.
Shes a very responsible woman.
Why did she call and ask Luc to work for her?
In my mind its because Luc is a crazy guy.
And sometimes with a crazy man [you] get genius.
Sometimes, but not often.
After Seasons Two and Three, I feel like hes more like a brother.
He wants to to help her.
I speak with them and I feel the same feeling Luc has with Emily with those [fans].
Do a lot of people approach you on the street?Immediately, with a smile!
And thats fantastic because they think Im Luc Im not, but [I am] a little bit.
So immediately the contact is very joyful.
You cannot imagine how many people say to me, We are here because ofEmily in Paris.
We see the show and we want to know where Emily lives and want to discover these places.
Its a wonderful opportunity for my city and my country.
Honestly, I dont think that the French think that American people are stupid.
We all have cliches, obviously, around different populations.
I think the French think that the Americans are too much.
There is a lot of, Amazing!
Many French cannot understand that American people actually are like that.
Its just that the French are more shy and more introverted.
So when they see the Americans obviously they think, Oh, theyre like that because they want something.
A lot of people loveEmily in Paris, but other peoplelove to hate it.
I have to explain that the vision of Paris is Darren Stars vision and he has his universe.
He has his own feeling.
Its like Fellinis Rome.
Fellini made a picture, a cliche, a feeling of Rome.
Darren is the same Its his feeling of Paris.
When you seeRatatouille, the cartoon, its not Paris, but its a Paris for the children.
Its a vision of Paris.
Its very interesting to get the point [of view] of a foreigner on our city.
So obviously withEmily in Paris, its not Paris, but its a piece of Paris.
Its a part of Paris.
So he cannot pretend that other people are not like him, you know what I mean?
I think he can forgive something that he [might have] done worse.
And after that I started to have propositions from the Italians, the English, the Americans.
What was it like being part of something likeThe White Lotus?It was really fun.
The locations were amazing, obviously.
I said, Thats me!
He said, Come on.
He didnt want to believe that it was me in that very little town in Sicily.
I had a great time with the actors and all of the crew ofThe White Lotus.
I also did a movie for Netflix calledLoups-Garous, which means werewolf.
I play a very famous character from the Renaissance, but I cant say more about it.
Youll discover it in October.
And after the trial [I felt] that it was OK.
I cannot pretend to know whether [someone is] guilty or not guilty the trial said it.
I have to trust the justice.
Because when we act we dont have to play the words.
You have to put in the feelings the words alone are nothing.
There are sentences that I say [on the show] that Ive never spoken before in my life.
I never see that word or that word.
Whats next for you?I dont know right now!
I have some propositions, but I have to think about them and to decide.
Right now Im free.
I do have one project, but I cant talk about it.
