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

Quote by Catherine Deneuve

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

Even if a woman is abused a very long time ago, it comes out in...

Even if a woman is abused a very long time ago, it comes out in...

I've always been able to decide what was more important at different points in my...

I've always been able to decide what was more important at different points in my...

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...

The story is more important to me than the part.

The story is more important to me than the part.

I love to do very long and complicated scenes

I love to do very long and complicated scenes

It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor.

It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor.

Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even...

Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even...

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

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

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

Film is a very young art that is still evolving. Soon, we shall reach a...

Film is a very young art that is still evolving. Soon, we shall reach a...

When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start...

When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start...

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.

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....

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...

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.