Catherine Deneuve Quotes

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Catherine Deneuve

Profession : Actress

Birth : October 22, 1943

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

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

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

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Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

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

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A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man.

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

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

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I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of knowing too well and seeming mechanical.

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People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable.

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

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All women who kill or have sexual obsessions or who are prostitutes have trouble with their fathers.

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

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I was never a dangerous woman. I'm not the prissy blonde woman that could take your husband away.

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Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.

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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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I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved.

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

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

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I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If I didn't like that, I'd do something else.

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