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

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This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in...

This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in...

I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the...

I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the...

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.

You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.

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.

I love to do very long and complicated scenes

I love to do very long and complicated scenes

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.

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

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

People expect a lot more from someone they think looks interesting. It's a burden.

People expect a lot more from someone they think looks interesting. It's a burden.

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.

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

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

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

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

A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind....

A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind....

On Belle de Jour, the producer was very protective. It was very hard for me.

On Belle de Jour, the producer was very protective. It was very hard for me.

Directors have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time,...

Directors have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time,...

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...

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

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...

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

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

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...