Catherine Deneuve Quotes

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.
Catherine Deneuve

Intelligence, Humor, Woman

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.
Catherine Deneuve

Love, Suffering, Side

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

Bored, Nervous, Irritated

Cinema is still a very young art form with extraordinary techniques and very impressive special effects but sometimes it seems the soul has been taken out of things.
Catherine Deneuve

Art, Special, Soul

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

Marriage, Reason, Divorce

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

Time, Around, Often

To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor. It's not the kind of wait where you get bored.
Catherine Deneuve

Waiting, Someone, Bored

Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely.
Catherine Deneuve

Someone, Give, Else

I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've always liked the way they look. Even rats. I'm not scared of them.
Catherine Deneuve

Young, Scared, Liked

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.
Catherine Deneuve

Famous, Convenient, Anonymous

I'm not an admirer of action movies. I just think, Oh my God, it must be so tiring.
Catherine Deneuve

God, Movies, Action

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.
Catherine Deneuve

Strength, Hurt, Someone

Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even if they seem to be accepted.
Catherine Deneuve

Simple, Fight, Seem

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

Strong, Vulnerable

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration.
Catherine Deneuve

Time, Waiting, Character

You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good life, especially today.
Catherine Deneuve

Life, Good, Today

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

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being.
Catherine Deneuve

Dreams, Trust, Working

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

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

Women, Trouble, Sexual

Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.
Catherine Deneuve

Different, Film, Theatre

Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I looked, I would never have started in films.
Catherine Deneuve

Started, Films, Physical

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

Person, Her, Original

Directors have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time, but often.
Catherine Deneuve

Time, Often, Push

Even if a woman is abused a very long time ago, it comes out in her life in a negative way.
Catherine Deneuve

Life, Time, Long

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Biography

Nationality: French

Born: October 22, 1943

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