Being an actress is to be in tune with the fantasies of a man. What woman never dreamt of that?

Quote by Jeanne Moreau

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All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

Some gods may cross your path, but why should gods be beautiful? They could also...

Some gods may cross your path, but why should gods be beautiful? They could also...

It's just as idiotic to say there is no life after death as it is...

It's just as idiotic to say there is no life after death as it is...

I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and...

I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and...

I don't feel guilt. Whatever I wish to do, I do.

I don't feel guilt. Whatever I wish to do, I do.

When I'm acting, I'm two beings. There's the one monitoring the distance between myself and...

When I'm acting, I'm two beings. There's the one monitoring the distance between myself and...

Some children I have met are very beautiful. Some children are imbeciles, vulgar, terrible.

Some children I have met are very beautiful. Some children are imbeciles, vulgar, terrible.

You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim...

You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim...

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it...

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it...

I can be intimidating, but not within the confines of a film shoot.

I can be intimidating, but not within the confines of a film shoot.

My face has changed with the years and has enough history in it to give...

My face has changed with the years and has enough history in it to give...

Something pretty... that's just the surface. People worry so much about aging, but you look...

Something pretty... that's just the surface. People worry so much about aging, but you look...

If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image...

If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image...

Sometimes the directors were afraid of what they brought out of me.

Sometimes the directors were afraid of what they brought out of me.

What is amazing for a woman of my age is that I change as the...

What is amazing for a woman of my age is that I change as the...

My life is very exciting now. Nostalgia for what? It's like climbing a staircase. I'm...

My life is very exciting now. Nostalgia for what? It's like climbing a staircase. I'm...

I am subject to very powerful lows. When you have highs, you have terrible lows....

I am subject to very powerful lows. When you have highs, you have terrible lows....

All those vitamins aren't to keep death at bay, they're to keep deterioration at bay.

All those vitamins aren't to keep death at bay, they're to keep deterioration at bay.

One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in...

One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in...

I need, absolutely, to be alone.

I need, absolutely, to be alone.