"I think it's very tiring to be Catherine Deneuve each day"

"It was a film about character but also about actresses too, and she is the most important French actress for 50 years…"

"I try not to think that I am acting, but that I am the person. And instead of giving the audience your fantasies comp…"

"There is no such thing as a Hollywood career for a French actress today. You can come here and do films like Juliette…"

"I think that women who have to deal with a big amount of people have to compartmentalize themselves. You have to have…"

"When you're not working and you're just living, you forget and all of a sudden something happens to remind you that y…"

"I can be very critical on myself and on other people; when I work, I can be very demanding. But to direct... I admire…"

"It's the social networks that prevent people from dreaming any more about stars. Their private life is displayed cons…"

"[On wearing clothes made by the Yves Saint Laurent brand] You are more aware of what you wear. You feel totally diffe…"

"She's not an icon in life. She knows things, and she's very clever. I think she's very shy. She tries to protect hers…"