I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of knowing too well and seeming mechanical.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve

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You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good...

You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good...

All women who kill or have sexual obsessions or who are prostitutes have trouble with...

All women who kill or have sexual obsessions or who are prostitutes have trouble with...

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

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

The story is more important to me than the part.

The story is more important to me than the part.

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

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...

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

I wouldn't say no to being in a film with Jude Law. I love English...

I wouldn't say no to being in a film with Jude Law. I love English...

I like all these little animals that run and eat and hide all the time....

I like all these little animals that run and eat and hide all the time....

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that...

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that...

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

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

There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that...

There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that...

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

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

Actors have to be there and do the work, and that's enough.

Actors have to be there and do the work, and that's enough.

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

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

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

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

I like some of the early silent films because I love to watch how actors...

I like some of the early silent films because I love to watch how actors...

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.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

I choose my roles carefully.

I choose my roles carefully.