Quotes from Brigitte Bardot

I left a world in which I was a queen to enter one in which I'm a human being.

All of my causes, including the most radical, are motivated by the defense of animals.

We must boycott fur coats as well as all the accessories.

I live the life of a farmer. I don't see how I could wear Lagerfeld's designs while feeding my goats. I have respect for Lagerfeld as a man, but I would have so much more for him if he, in turn, respected animals. We do not live in the same world.

I have not always loved wisely, but I was young.

I know very few Americans, though I like the way they think. They think big.

When I love, I do it without counting. I give myself entirely. And each time, it is the grand love of my life.

As for being a little bunny that never says a word, that is truly the opposite of me.

Yes, I've often been threatened by hunters, by horsemeat butchers, and seal murderers... I am still alive!

The first time that I came to Cannes, I think it was in 1953, I was 18 and unknown.

I don't see how a socialist government can tolerate hunting on horseback. The people who do this are snobs; they're very well-to-do.

Only idiots refuse to change their minds.

I regret nothing.

You can be barefoot and have worries.

If this fame, which people call my lucky break, were to stop tomorrow, I shouldn't care.

Animals have never betrayed me. They are an easy prey, as I have been throughout my career. So we feel the same. I love them.

Death was like love, a romantic escape.

I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one.

I never knowingly wanted to hurt anybody.

I'm too impatient.

If only every man who sees my films did not get the impression he can make love to me, I would be a lot happier.

I adore my houses - they're my refuge - but I detest more and more Saint-Tropez where it's impossible to live: invaded by tourists, social evenings, all of which I avoid and which terrorises me.

China once again disgusts the world, portraying the image of a cruel, perverted people devoid of any feelings towards animals.

I am leaving the town to the invaders: increasingly numerous, mediocre, dirty, badly behaved, shameless tourists.