I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless.

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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 am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.

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...

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...

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but...

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but...

Actors have to be there and do the work, and that's enough.

Actors have to be there and do the work, and that's enough.

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...

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...

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.

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'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...

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

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

I'm not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I'm...

I'm not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I'm...

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...

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....

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

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...

I don't enjoy. I suffer from enjoying. It's very Christian.

I don't enjoy. I suffer from enjoying. It's very Christian.

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...

Sex is a big question mark. It is something people will talk about forever.

Sex is a big question mark. It is something people will talk about forever.