Carmen Kassovitz interview on Campus Drivers and her father Mathieu Kassovitz, Digi Mart USA News: Carmen Kassovitz is the lead of “Campus Drivers,” a series adapted from the new romance saga by C.S. Quill.
In real life, the actress is far more outspoken than the character she plays.
The French teen series is set at Belrose, a prestigious university where students discuss inheritance and careers. When a scholarship student arrives on campus, she stands out from the rest.
Kassovitz plays Loïs, the outsider, a role she describes as far removed from her own personality.
“Loïs is very far from my personality,” she says. “She is shy, studious, orderly… She has her path all laid out.” Kassovitz, who will soon turn 25, openly admits she did not pass her baccalaureate and lives according to a more bohemian philosophy.
Kassovitz has been working on screen since her teens and was spotted in 2020 through “Stalk,” another French series. She does not shy away from nudity scenes, which are common in series aimed at teenagers.
“Most of the time, I accept them because I don’t want to be difficult,” she explains. “Then I think about the millions of people who will watch them… It is dizzying to give so much of yourself.” For “Campus Drivers,” she worked with an intimacy coordinator, a change she appreciates after what she describes as a very bad earlier experience, which she declined to elaborate on.
Kassovitz acknowledges that her armor and composure were not innate and were built through criticism. “On social media, girls get called every name in the book.
And if you are a little known, it gets even bigger.” She says she has confronted some of her critics herself. However, after reading comments about herself one evening, she cried for three or four days.
Her father, director Mathieu Kassovitz, is frequently mentioned in the criticism. Kassovitz accepts the family connection.
“I understand that people only identify me through him for now. That is normal.
And being a ‘nepo baby’ in this industry gives you a head start. Those who say otherwise are deceiving themselves.”
Like her father, Kassovitz is direct and frank. Asked about high school students who took to the streets to make their voices heard, she expresses anger.
“What drives me the most crazy is police violence and a state that watches without saying anything. I have never spoken publicly about politics, I am an actress.
But 2027 is coming and everyone has to take responsibility.”
The interview is published in full for subscribers only, and the “Campus Drivers” series is available on Prime Video starting November 6.
