Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuveis a French actress as well as occasional singer, model and producer. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof, mysterious beauties for various directors, including Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski. In 1985, she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne, France's national symbol of liberty. A 14-time César Award nominee, she won for her performances in François Truffaut's The Last Metroand Régis Wargnier's Indochine. She is also noted for her support for a variety of liberal...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth22 October 1943
CityParis, France
Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.
It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor.
In America you need a bodyguard to go out.
I wouldn't say no to being in a film with Jude Law. I love English actors.
I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the fine arts.
I have been involved in some films other actresses would not have done.
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.
Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much.
Most of the time I've worked with directors who write their own scripts. The story is more important to me than the part. The project of the film has always been more important to me.
I like working with directors much, because I want to be able to give myself completely to their vision. Otherwise I would only do what I could do, again and again. I want to be taken by someone in a different direction.
I know who I am, how I was. I don't want to know how I will be because nobody knows that.
When you're young, you try to meet that expectation that people have of you. It can be very stressful. But with time it's become less of problem.
You're better off not preparing, because what you prepare will always be wrong.
I love to do very long and complicated scenes. I like to have this impression that we are all working together, where you can see all the technicians and everybody is really doing the same thing at the same time. With close-ups, of course you have the crew there, but most of them are just around and it doesn't involve that many people.