Quotes By Catherine Deneuve

Some people fall in love with their co-stars and feel things that they never thought they would feel for them because they are touching.

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

On Belle de Jour, the producer was very protective. It was very hard for me.

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

When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start to see the scene.

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.

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in hotels, far from where I normally live. I never intended to publish it.

People expect a lot more from someone they think looks interesting. It's a burden.

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.

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

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

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved.

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

I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the fine arts.

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 love vampire stories. That's why I did the movie. Women especially were taken with that movie-even more so when it came out on video.

There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that is ruled by men.

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

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.

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.

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

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.