Catherine Deneuve Quotes

Even if a woman is abused a very long time ago, it comes out in her life in a negative way.

Directors have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time, but often.

Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.

Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I looked, I would never have started in films.

Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.

All women who kill or have sexual obsessions or who are prostitutes have trouble with their fathers.

Actors have to be there and do the work, and that's enough.

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being.

A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day.

You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good life, especially today.

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration.

People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable.

Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even if they seem to be accepted.

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that you don't know your own strength and might hurt someone.

I'm not an admirer of action movies. I just think, Oh my God, it must be so tiring.

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've always liked the way they look. Even rats. I'm not scared of them.

Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely.

To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor. It's not the kind of wait where you get bored.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

I don't see any reason for marriage when there is divorce.

Cinema is still a very young art form with extraordinary techniques and very impressive special effects but sometimes it seems the soul has been taken out of things.

I get irritated, nervous, very tense or stressed, but never bored.

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man.