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 was never a dangerous woman. I'm not the prissy blonde woman that could take your husband away.
Catherine Deneuve

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

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

I'm lucky; people write scripts for me.
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

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

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.
Catherine Deneuve

In America you need a bodyguard to go out.
Catherine Deneuve

It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for women.
Catherine Deneuve

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that you don't know your own strength and might hurt someone.
Catherine Deneuve

It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor.
Catherine Deneuve

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

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.
Catherine Deneuve

Marriage is obsolete and a trap.
Catherine Deneuve

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

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

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

People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on in my private life.
Catherine Deneuve

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