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. – Catherine Deneuve
You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration. – Catherine Deneuve
Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely. – Catherine Deneuve
I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the fine arts. – Catherine Deneuve
I like all these little animals that run and eat and hide all the time. I like their faces, They seem to be scared and curious at the same time. – Catherine Deneuve
That’s what I like about film-it can be bizarre, classic, normal, romantic. Cinema is to me the most versatile thing. – Catherine Deneuve
I don’t live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to spend so many hours with the character during the day. – Catherine Deneuve
I live very normally, I go out with my friends, we go to the movies, I queue, we go to restaurants. – Catherine Deneuve
People expect a lot more from someone they think looks interesting. It’s a burden. – Catherine Deneuve
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
I like being famous when it’s convenient for me and completely anonymous when it’s not. – Catherine Deneuve
I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless. – Catherine Deneuve
I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it’s true. If I didn’t like that, I’d do something else. – Catherine Deneuve
I like some of the early silent films because I love to watch how actors had to play then. What would interest me today is to do a silent film. – Catherine Deneuve
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
I’m not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I’m an actress when I’m not working. – Catherine Deneuve
Truffaut loved actresses, and he was very intense. All the actresses I knew wanted to do a film with him. – Catherine Deneuve
I never hoped that both my children would become actors. I expected them to do something else. – Catherine Deneuve
