Quotes from Catherine Deneuve

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

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

Truffaut loved actresses, and he was very intense. All the actresses I knew wanted to do a film with him.

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.

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

Some people fall in love with their co-stars and feel things that they never thought they would feel for them because they are touching.

I wouldn't say no to being in a film with Jude Law. I love English actors.

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

Prostitution happens to you because of troubles you had. In reality no woman would choose to do that.

I never hoped that both my children would become actors. I expected them to do something else.

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

You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.

Mississippi Mermaid was a very special experience because we only had the dialogues for the scenes we were shooting the night before.

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

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.

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

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

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

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

I cannot imagine having a physical relationship with a woman. I have not done that. But I really love women.

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

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

I love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year, no more.

I love vampire stories. That's why I did the movie. Women especially were taken with that movie-even more so when it came out on video.