Emmanuelle Beart quotes

Emmanuelle Béart is a celebrated French actress known for her roles in films such as "Manon des Sources" and "Mission: Impossible". Her performances have earned her critical acclaim and several awards within French and international cinema. She remains an influential figure in contemporary French film and culture. Here are 50 of her quotes:

I stay in France. Better to be the queen of a village than a servant in a kingdom. (Emmanuelle Beart)
I am a voyager - and the voyage cannot mean that I stay at home. View quote
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I dream about singing. I would love to sing and write. View quote
Emmanuelle Beart
We've all had that fear, that despair of losing someone, or this fierce desire because it's not reciprocated. The less reciprocation there is, the more desire we have. View quote
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I'm trying my best to keep my private life guarded. It's not easy at all. Non, non, non. View quote
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Once I opened my eyes to the realities of life, I couldn't close them. View quote
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There are moments when you feel that the desire to work is fading, and the only way to bring it back is to get away from it, to put yourself in a state of frustration so you feel the need again. View quote
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Beauty is not something you can count on. Usually, when people say you are beautiful, it is when there is a harmony between the inside and the outside. View quote
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Often, when you see yourself on the screen, you feel like a sweater that's been put through the washing machine. You have the impression of having done something full and luminous, and suddenly, when you see it on the screen, it's turned back into a tiny little thing. View quote
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I started acting without any vocation. I continued out of love. View quote
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I feel better in my body now than when I was 20. Why not? (Emmanuelle Beart)
I wouldn't say I was a rebel as such, but I certainly wasn't right at school. View quote
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When you are happy and in love and when you have children, then maybe you are beautiful. View quote
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I am an actress, I earn money, I am well-known. I don't think it is altruism to become engaged in humanitarian work. It's the least one can do. View quote
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It is not easy to grow old in this business, when you are a woman above all, in the cinema. View quote
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In Hollywood there's no real material. They would send me stuff, but I hadn't even seen the director. If I don't see the director's eyes, I'm not going. I'm not even going to pack my bags. View quote
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I don't always see my movies right away. And there are some I haven't seen at all. Sometimes that bothers the directors, so I'm obliged to see them. View quote
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I can't just react on the strength of an email and three pages of synopsis, and say I'm going to take off for three months of my life. View quote
Emmanuelle Beart
You may think of me as an object of desire and I'm going to tell you that I can be in front of you naked and not be erotic. View quote
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When I'm playing a part, I can feel all my body playing it; it's like really making love. View quote
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If a man or woman has something redone it is because he or she can no longer live with that part of their body, it is no longer bearable. Either they get help and find the strength to fight or they proceed with the act. (Emmanuelle Beart)
The press follow me. I sue them. That's the deal. View quote
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There is a phrase in French, which means 'to miss.' To pass by. To not be able to stop. You love someone and someone loves you, but it just can't work for different reasons. View quote
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There are a lot of films where I play characters that are about the windows to the interior person rather than the exterior. View quote
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My parents sent me to Montreal because I kept getting kicked out of school in France. View quote
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Emmanuelle Beart

Emmanuelle Beart - Image
Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: French Actress
Born: August 14, 1963
Quotes count: 50

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