It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that you don't know your own strength and might hurt someone.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve

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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 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...

Prostitution happens to you because of troubles you had. In reality no woman would choose...

Prostitution happens to you because of troubles you had. In reality no woman would choose...

I cannot imagine having a physical relationship with a woman. I have not done that....

I cannot imagine having a physical relationship with a woman. I have not done that....

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...

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

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.

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

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

I get irritated, nervous, very tense or stressed, but never bored.

I get irritated, nervous, very tense or stressed, but never bored.

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...

People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on...

People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on...

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....

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 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...

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...

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.

I love to do very long and complicated scenes

I love to do very long and complicated scenes

That's what I like about film-it can be bizarre, classic, normal, romantic. Cinema is to...

That's what I like about film-it can be bizarre, classic, normal, romantic. Cinema is to...

Cinema is still a very young art form with extraordinary techniques and very impressive special...

Cinema is still a very young art form with extraordinary techniques and very impressive special...

I love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year,...

I love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year,...