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

Quote by Catherine Deneuve

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Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number...

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number...

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.

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.

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good...

You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good...

I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of...

I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of...

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...

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.

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

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...

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 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...

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...

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'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...

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.

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...

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

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

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,...