Catherine Deneuve

“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.”

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

“On Belle de Jour, the producer was very protective. It was very hard for me.”

“I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless.”

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

“In America you need a bodyguard to go out.”

“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.”

“I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the fine arts.”

“I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.”

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

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

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

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

“Even if there are a lot women in films, there are few who are lesbians, that people know about.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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