Quotes By Catherine Deneuve

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

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

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.

I did important films when I was very young.

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.

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

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

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

People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on in my private life.

I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of knowing too well and seeming mechanical.

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

I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless.

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.

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

The story is more important to me than the part.