Catherine Deneuve (Catherine Fabienne Dorléac) Quotes
Hollywood was already changing when I went there in 1968. I love American directors. I would love to work for Francis Ford Coppola or Martin Scorsese. But they don't need European actresses.
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Because I'm so hands on here at work and always looking at fabrics you have to be mobile and as comfortable as possible.
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Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.
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I can be collaborative, for instance, in situations where I go and study the artist's work before I start writing. Then I can at least try to write towards their style.
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I've worked with very few that I considered unpleasant. Dennis the Menace was a joy to work on.
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Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
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I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately.
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If you work hard in real life, people tend to get in your way - either from inertia or prejudice - and they stop you achieving things. It's the worst thing about real life compared with sports, where you generally get what you deserve: if you're the fastest guy, you win; there are no other games being played.
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I realised I had to work in something creative, but with a business and global element. And that I had to do it while I was still young and had an appetite for risk.
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I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas.
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My theory is, independent movies only work if you're willing to push the material and do something different.
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When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.
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I am guilty of using dollar signs as proof of a work of art's longevity.
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There was an exhibition in Munich in 1937, 'Degenerate Art,' which included work by Klee, Kandinsky, Beckmann and many others. The work was called 'sick' and put in the trash heap. The sentiments expressed toward contemporary art by Jesse Helms, Pat Robertson and Mayor Giuliani recall the language used by the Nazis.
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I want to be clear: The United States of America has done what we said we would do. That’s not to say that our work is complete.
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I think both sides China and United States should work hard to build a new type of relationship between big powers. The two sides should cooperate with each other for a win-win result in order to benefit people from the two countries and the world.
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Ultimately, the less I know about what I'm doing, the better the work is.
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The brave view is that talking it out helps work it out. Maybe the realistic view is that talking it out inflames the issues further. But that is America, especially these days.
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I took up drama and did so much extracurricular work, like the National Youth Theatre and Guildhall's Saturday school. Acting is where I felt most comfortable and how I wanted to express myself.
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My work makes me a better mom. It gives me a little door to step out of my parenting and bring the excitement from my day back home.
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Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.
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Men tend to have the beliefs that suit their passions. Cruel men believe in a cruel God, and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly God, and they would be kindly in any case.
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I think a mother needs to be with mothers. I don't know what they talk about.
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I've always been a person that's totally comfortable with my sexuality and showing my affections with my guy friends. At the end of the day, your guy friends are very important; they're the guys that are always going to be there. It's just you being a friend to me and I'm being a friend to you.
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Hollywood was already changing when I went there in 1968. I love American directors. I would love to work for Francis Ford Coppola or Martin Scorsese. But they don't need European actresses.
