Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I looked, I would never have started in films.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve

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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.

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 love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year,...

I love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year,...

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

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

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

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

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

Some people fall in love with their co-stars and feel things that they never thought...

Some people fall in love with their co-stars and feel things that they never thought...

I choose my roles carefully.

I choose my roles carefully.

I love vampire stories. That's why I did the movie. Women especially were taken with...

I love vampire stories. That's why I did the movie. Women especially were taken with...

That's what I like about film-it can be bizarre, classic, normal, romantic. Cinema is to...

That's what I like about film-it can be bizarre, classic, normal, romantic. Cinema is to...

I don't live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to...

I don't live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you...

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you...