Quotes By Catherine Deneuve

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

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

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

Sex is a big question mark. It is something people will talk about forever.

I don't live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to spend so many hours with the character during the day.

Prostitution happens to you because of troubles you had. In reality no woman would choose to do that.

I love to do very long and complicated scenes.

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

I cannot imagine having a physical relationship with a woman. I have not done that. But I really love women.

I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If I didn't like that, I'd do something else.

I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some actor that I used to like, to find them offering no more surprises.

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

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

I like all these little animals that run and eat and hide all the time. I like their faces, They seem to be scared and curious at the same time.

Mississippi Mermaid was a very special experience because we only had the dialogues for the scenes we were shooting the night before.

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

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.

You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.

I never hoped that both my children would become actors. I expected them to do something else.

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 love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year, no more.

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

I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double.

I did important films when I was very young.

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

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

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

I'm not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I'm an actress when I'm not working.

I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested.

Truffaut loved actresses, and he was very intense. All the actresses I knew wanted to do a film with him.