Catherine Deneuve (Catherine Fabienne Dorléac) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
There is an incredible love in creating art unless somebody is saying, 'Hey, let's just make money,' because it doesn't work when you do it that way. If you are aiming for that, forget it.
-
Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
-
A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
-
You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
-
When you're a caregiver, you need to realize that you've got to take care of yourself, because, not only are you going to have to rise to the occasion and help someone else, but you have to model for the next generation.
-
I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.
-
When I played Robert Howard in 'The Whole Wide World', I was struggling with it. There's this dual thing where you feel real good about being able to play this juicy part, and then there's constant shame: 'Who am I to pretend to know who this guy was? Who am I to represent this guy for people who never knew him?'
-
The coolest person to yourself is yourself, and we're like nerds, and we love to be smart, and that's okay.
-
I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
-
I'm a little angry in life.
-
Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
-
Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts.
-
I looked at Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and the boys up there thinking, I want to be that.
-
The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
-
I believe myself to possess a most singular combination of qualities exactly fitted to make me pre-eminently a discoverer of the hidden realities of nature.
-
Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
-
Imagine if it happened to you: All of a sudden you find this thing on your wrist and people are telling you it has powers. I would be a little skeptical myself.
-
I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.
-
For about a year, I just didn't know what to do. I did laboring jobs, working in the docks, construction sites.
-
Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.
-
I absolutely hate clothes shopping, though I love clothes. It's my idea of heaven to be handed things to wear.
-
There's a great deal of stripping away; in early drafts, I may say the same thing two or three times, and each may be appropriate, but I try to pick the best and improve it. I work on sound a great deal, and I will change a word or two, revise punctuation and line breaks, looking for the sound I want.
-
I love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year, no more.
