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 love to do very long and complicated scenes

I love to do very long and complicated scenes

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

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

I don't enjoy. I suffer from enjoying. It's very Christian.

I don't enjoy. I suffer from enjoying. It's very Christian.

Sometimes it's more difficult to do very simple, low-key films.

Sometimes it's more difficult to do very simple, low-key films.

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands...

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands...

People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable.

People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable.

I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If...

I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If...

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but...

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but...

I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of...

I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of...

I don't see any reason for marriage when there is divorce.

I don't see any reason for marriage when there is divorce.

I was never a dangerous woman. I'm not the prissy blonde woman that could take...

I was never a dangerous woman. I'm not the prissy blonde woman that could take...

I'm not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I'm...

I'm not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I'm...

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

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

Cinema is still a very young art form with extraordinary techniques and very impressive special...

Cinema is still a very young art form with extraordinary techniques and very impressive special...

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

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

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

Truffaut loved actresses, and he was very intense. All the actresses I knew wanted to...

Truffaut loved actresses, and he was very intense. All the actresses I knew wanted to...

Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I...

Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I...

To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor....

To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor....

I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested.

I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested.