This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in hotels, far from where I normally live. I never intended to publish it.

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When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start...

When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start...

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands...

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands...

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you...

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you...

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...

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 love to do very long and complicated scenes

I love to do very long and complicated scenes

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...

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.

I did important films when I was very young.

I did important films when I was very young.

A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day.

A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day.

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...

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...

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.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...

To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor....

To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor....

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

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

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...

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...

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

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