Quotes from Juliette Binoche

I won't do something just for the sake of working.

What makes a person sexy is when he's not trying to be sexy.

You must understand, I don't have to be happy to be happy.

My only ambition is to be true every moment I am living.

You make your own path as an actor. Nobody does it for you, so you have to invent yourself.

But I think it's a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman. That's when we hit our peak and become this ripe fruit.

Acting is like peeling an onion. You have to peel away each layer to reveal another.

When I'm in the movie, I'm entirely in the movie. When I'm on the set, I'm 200 per cent there; when I'm at home, I'm 200 per cent at home.

Sometimes I call directors. Sometimes I just meet with them. It just happens. It's not that I'm pushy. It comes naturally. But I go ahead. I don't stay in my armchair, waiting for the phone to ring.

When you make a film, it's a bet. You don't know how the film is going to be, anyway.

For me, acting goes to a special place; it's almost mystical. You have to let go of what you think is good; it's a jump into trust, and trying to reach without wanting too much.

I was used to theatre classes. I studied with my mother; she was a theatre teacher and directed, too, so it was very family-like. Then I studied with a great teacher in Paris, and she was wonderful; she pushed me, but she was a warm soul.

I think the world would be much better if you always started the morning by calling the person you dreamt of during the night.

I'm a fighter as a mother. I'm fighting to be a mother, but I cannot say no to my passion because it's me, as well.

I like independence, I like creating my own world, not being in a system. There are more possibilities, I think.

I don't believe in coincidence.

As an actress, I think there is always a political consciousness there.

For me, habit is just a synonym for death.

I have been proposed to four times. Twice at the beginning of a relationship and twice at the end of a relationship. I've never said no. I just didn't give an answer!

I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don't deny the past, but it's a page to turn.

Ive never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didnt choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them.

The strong is not the one who can put on the blades at a glance, and the one who is able to raise a smile from his knees!

I'm not obsessed by looks. I think you can become a prisoner of your own image.

I never really worked in Hollywood. Some American producers came to Europe to shoot films with me, so it's a different situation... It was not my aim.