Catherine Deneuve Quotes
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I‘m a free woman and always will be, i send my sisterly regards to all the victims of abject acts who would have felt attacked by this column inLe Monde, and it is to them, and them only, that I offer my apologies.
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I think the best decade of my life was between 40 and 50. Forty was the turning point for me as an actress.
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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.
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This is a magic place. It's one of my favorite buildings in Paris.
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Charm and perfection hardly cooperate. Charm premises little mistakes which one would like to cover.
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Film is a very young art that is still evolving. Soon, we shall reach a balance between content and technology.
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Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.
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I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double.
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My relationships have never really lasted very long. I suppose there is something within me that is not right for that way of life.
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When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start to see the scene.
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The only human being I could tell everything was my sister Françoise. She and I were so diametrically different; put together we would have been a fantastic woman.
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I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested.
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Sometimes, if you're shooting a complicated scene, you have to stay in a position and wait for the technician to do his job, and then you have to be where you're supposed to be, right on the spot. You don't rehearse all that much on films. If I think of the amount of time I spend on set compared with the time spent shooting, it's ridiculously short.
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But being a film actor is very different from, say, a theater actor. You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration. So I am very involved with the character, but I have to leave it as soon as it's finished. And also, you always have to be at the right level when it's time to shoot, which is not always the best time for the actor. Sometimes, if you're shooting a complicated scene, you have to stay in a position and wait for the technician to do his job, and then you have to be where you're supposed to be, right on the spot. You don't rehearse all that much on films. If I think of the amount of time I spend on set compared with the time spent shooting, it's ridiculously short.
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Sometimes, just to give the impression that you have the strength and the vitality demands a lot. You can't always give that impression when you have heels and a wig on and it's 40 degrees outside.
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Even if a woman is abused a very long time ago, it comes out in her life in a negative way.
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You can tell how nervous I am by how fast I am talking!
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It was so beautiful. Such extraordinary colors, classical, and refined and very structured as well. A superb collection.
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People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on in my private life.
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I wouldn't say no to being in a film with Jude Law. I love English actors.
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Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.
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Sometimes it's more difficult to do very simple, low-key films.
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I like men who have a light spirit. It's okay to be serious about your work but in everyday life it's difficult to find men who are very alive and positive. In life I like people who are cheerful.
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Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even if they seem to be accepted.