Catherine Deneuve quotes - page 2

Catherine Deneuve is a renowned French actress, revered for her elegance and versatility on screen. Her performances in films like "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and "Belle de Jour" made her an icon of French cinema. She continues to be celebrated for her remarkable career and contributions to the arts. Here are 80 of her quotes:

I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If I didn't like that, I'd do something else. (Catherine Deneuve)

People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on in my private life.

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To have a public life, you still have the right to a private life.

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Prostitution happens to you because of troubles you had. In reality no woman would choose to do that.

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Truffaut loved actresses, and he was very intense. All the actresses I knew wanted to do a film with him.

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Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely.

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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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Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.

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I live very normally, I go out with my friends, we go to the movies, I queue, we go to restaurants.

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Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.

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I have been involved in some films other actresses would not have done. (Catherine Deneuve)

Film is a very young art that is still evolving. Soon, we shall reach a balance between content and technology.

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I like some of the early silent films because I love to watch how actors had to play then. What would interest me today is to do a silent film.

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A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day.

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I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double.

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Mississippi Mermaid was a very special experience because we only had the dialogues for the scenes we were shooting the night before.

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This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in hotels, far from where I normally live. I never intended to publish it.

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I did important films when I was very young.

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I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the fine arts.

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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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Even if there are a lot women in films, there are few who are lesbians, that people know about. (Catherine Deneuve)

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved.

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I can be very critical on myself and on other people; I can be very demanding.

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I love to do very long and complicated scenes.

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I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some actor that I used to like, to find them offering no more surprises.

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Catherine Deneuve

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Occupation: French Actress
Born: October 22, 1943
Quotes count: 80
Wikipedia: Catherine Deneuve

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