Catherine Deneuve (Catherine Fabienne Dorléac) Quotes
I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless.
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I did not work hard in order to achieve more and to remain at the level of the player that I am and that I can be.
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I am a Buddhist.
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Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
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I love boats. I can be on a boat for days.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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I've never, ever done a piece of work - and can't imagine doing a piece of work - when I've thought, 'I was pretty perfect in that.'
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I tell my students, even if you are an opinion journalist, your opinion should be based on facts.
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Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.
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I'm going to try to tell stories and let each tale skate its own way into dark or light territory as the needs of the story steer me.
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To be 49 years old now and still be called The Kid, that's kind of special.
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For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer. It's a different designer for each episode, but for each one we're all wearing their clothes.
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Come on, we would be foolish to say that there's never been African-American leads in some capacity, people of color in some capacity, leading shows or what have you. But it hasn't happened enough and in a manner that is an accurate reflection of the world that we live in.
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Nobody wants to be against technology, but I think that regulators should not - and people should not - assume that faster is always better in markets.
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I base jumped off one of the highest buildings in the world.
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When something's good, I'm not an over-celebrator.
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Men do not have to cook their food; they do so for symbolic reasons to show they are men and not beasts.
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I was always - maybe stupidly so - very confident.
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In zombie horror, the juxtaposition of the calm world of the living and the menace of the undead inspires terror. In zombie comedy, like 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,' it is played for laughs.
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When you're an actor and you walk into a theatre where your movie is playing, you're kinda proud. "Look at my skill!"
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For a found-footage-style movie, there's a definite advantage in using unknowns, because it helps sell the illusion that it's real. A known actor would get in the way of the suspension of disbelief.
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It's because I have no sense of shame that I'm always willing to give things a go: I've ridden horses naked into the sea, I've climbed rocks, all kinds of things.
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I'm doing this play right now, the new David Mamet play. It's called 'Race,' and it's very interesting how people really leave the theater filled with the desire to talk about the play and the issues and the characters, and how they're all navigating their personal views around race.
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Hal Prince and Andrew actually asked me if I would be interested in continuing with 'Phantom', but obviously I was under contract to 'Les Mis' by then.
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I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless.
