Catherine Deneuve (Catherine Fabienne Dorléac) Quotes
I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but my life has always been more important.
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I retire every time I'm done with a movie. Then I go back. You know, I enjoy sleep. But I love to work; it's fun for me. As long as it continues to be fun, and I'm tolerated by the people around me, I will do it.
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I didn't grow up with a lot of babies in my life because I only grew up with my parents - I didn't have any brothers or sisters - and I didn't have my family close by.
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Being a parent is about your survival. Surviving the terrible two's is the most important thing.
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I want to do work that has a message and casts a light over an area that's dark. But I'm fun and jovial, too.
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As a child I experienced firsthand the severe effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially upon women and children. My parents taught me the importance of education and that it was a key to improving an individual's life.
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My whole outlook on life is, never judge a book by its cover.
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We are seeing healing among the stolen generations, and initiatives which are enabling Indigenous people to make their distinctive contribution to our national life.
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You walk into the class in second grade. You can't read. What are you going to do if you're going to make it? You identify the smart kid. You make friends with him. You sit next to him. You grow a team around you. You delegate your work to others. You learn how to talk your way out of a tight spot.
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As an actor, you're not kind of thinking about your own work or watching the movie for the first time.
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My wife and I are very blessed. I am very grateful for the life that we lead.
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When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.
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I'm very laid back, easy. There's nothing better in life than seeing your kids do well.
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I understand that sometimes when you're young it's difficult to remember the difference between real life and what is part of fantasy.
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Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
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People who work in specialized fields seem to have their own language. Practitioners develop a shorthand to communicate among themselves. The jargon can almost sound like a foreign language.
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What I got which was unusual, especially as a child actress, was parents who believed that Hollywood was not that important. They told us education, family, health, all come first and they meant it.
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The women's movement hasn't changed my sex life. It wouldn't dare.
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There's a sense of spontaneity, and no emphasis on jokes in this show. People generally talk the way they talk in life if you were in this particular situation.
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The world bursts at the seams with people ready to tell you you're not good enough. On occasion, some may be correct. But do not do their work for them. Seek any job; ask anyone out; pursue any goal. Don't take it personally when they say 'no' — they may not be smart enough to say 'yes.'
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As funny as we thought our script might have been, 'Super Troopers,' starring five nobodies, didn't fit the model of a good financial bet.
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I am still into the people I listened to growing up, so I completely remember what is like to be a fan, I haven't changed.
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Life is a terminal condition. Were all going to die. Cancer patients just have more information, but we all, in some ways, wait for permission to live.
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I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but my life has always been more important.
