Catherine Deneuve

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

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.

You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good life, especially today.

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

I've always been able to decide what was more important at different points in my life, but I never gave up personal things to work, never.

I didn't devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but my life has always been more important.

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

I can be very critical on myself and on other people; I can be very demanding.

A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day.

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.

People expect a lot more from someone they think looks interesting. It's a burden.

I did important films when I was very young.

I live very normally, I go out with my friends, we go to the movies, I queue, we go to restaurants.

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

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

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

Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.

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.

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.

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.