I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but my life has always been more important.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve

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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...

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

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,...

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...

I never hoped that both my children would become actors. I expected them to do...

I never hoped that both my children would become actors. I expected them to do...

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...

I did important films when I was very young.

I did important films when I was very young.

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...

I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've...

I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've...

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...

I'm not an admirer of action movies. I just think, Oh my God, it must...

I'm not an admirer of action movies. I just think, Oh my God, it must...

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

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

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....

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....

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

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

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

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

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

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.