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Jeanne Moreau quotes: Although for some people cinema means something superficial and glamorous, it is something else. I think it is the mirror of the world.

Although for some people cinema means something superficial and glamorous, it is something else. I think it is the mirror of the world.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: We have so many words for states of the mind, and so few for states of the body.

We have so many words for states of the mind, and so few for states of the body.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: As soon as an actress is past 40, they call her a grande dame. As long as I'm here in good health, I'm stable.

As soon as an actress is past 40, they call her a grande dame. As long as I'm here in good health, I'm stable.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Beyond the beauty, the sex, the titillation, the surface, there is a human being. And that has to emerge.

Beyond the beauty, the sex, the titillation, the surface, there is a human being. And that has to emerge.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Some children I have met are very beautiful. Some children are imbeciles, vulgar, terrible.

Some children I have met are very beautiful. Some children are imbeciles, vulgar, terrible.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: The life you had is nothing. It is the life you have that is important.

The life you had is nothing. It is the life you have that is important.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you arrive on screen with a past.

To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you arrive on screen with a past.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Usually when a woman is 60, it's over.

Usually when a woman is 60, it's over.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Being an actress is to be in tune with the fantasies of a man. What woman never dreamt of that?

Being an actress is to be in tune with the fantasies of a man. What woman never dreamt of that?

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Acting isn't a profession, it's a way of living ...

Acting isn't a profession, it's a way of living ...

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Characters who are on screen from start to finish are not necessarily the ones who have the greatest impact.

Characters who are on screen from start to finish are not necessarily the ones who have the greatest impact.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I have no doubt who I am.

I have no doubt who I am.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Why should we stop living because some people try to kill what is left of energy in ourselves?

Why should we stop living because some people try to kill what is left of energy in ourselves?

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I don't like going where I've already been. Life is a myriad of territories to discover. I don't want to waste time with what I already know.

I don't like going where I've already been. Life is a myriad of territories to discover. I don't want to waste time with what I already know.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Life is an accomplishment and each moment has a meaning and you must use it.

Life is an accomplishment and each moment has a meaning and you must use it.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Some people are addicts. If they don't act, they don't exist.

Some people are addicts. If they don't act, they don't exist.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: My life is very exciting now.

My life is very exciting now.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Many people associate stage fright with a fear of looking ridiculous, making a bad impression. For me, it's like a kind of fever.

Many people associate stage fright with a fear of looking ridiculous, making a bad impression. For me, it's like a kind of fever.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I am a woman with absolutely no sense of nostalgia.

I am a woman with absolutely no sense of nostalgia.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Making films is no longer a way of acting, it is a way of life.

Making films is no longer a way of acting, it is a way of life.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: When you live under the power of terror and segregation, you can't ever start a work of art.

When you live under the power of terror and segregation, you can't ever start a work of art.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: If you want to live your life through to the end, you have to live dangerously.

If you want to live your life through to the end, you have to live dangerously.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I have always had the urge to open forbidden doors: with a curiosity and an obstinacy that verge on masochism.

I have always had the urge to open forbidden doors: with a curiosity and an obstinacy that verge on masochism.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Nothing is more like truth than a lie, don't you find?

Nothing is more like truth than a lie, don't you find?

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I've never worried about age.

I've never worried about age.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Sometimes the directors were afraid of what they brought out of me.

Sometimes the directors were afraid of what they brought out of me.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: It's dangerous to assert oneself.

It's dangerous to assert oneself.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.

The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I can be intimidating, but not within the confines of a film shoot.

I can be intimidating, but not within the confines of a film shoot.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: My aim in life is not to judge.

My aim in life is not to judge.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story.

Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image of yourself you're giving to the world, you're on a dangerous path.

If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image of yourself you're giving to the world, you're on a dangerous path.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: It's a fantastic thing to take the risk of getting so close to your desire, expressing your obsession so absolutely.

It's a fantastic thing to take the risk of getting so close to your desire, expressing your obsession so absolutely.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: As a matter of principle, I always come to a film like a blank slate, I don't learn my lines in advance. With this approach, I feel clean.

As a matter of principle, I always come to a film like a blank slate, I don't learn my lines in advance. With this approach, I feel clean.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: As long as you don't make waves, ripples, life seems easy. But that's condemning yourself to impotence and death before you are dead.

As long as you don't make waves, ripples, life seems easy. But that's condemning yourself to impotence and death before you are dead.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I know there were things emanating from me. I was not aware of what attracted all these directors to me.

I know there were things emanating from me. I was not aware of what attracted all these directors to me.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: If you're extremely, painfully frightened of age, it shows.

If you're extremely, painfully frightened of age, it shows.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Age doesn't protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.

Age doesn't protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: During rehearsals I am confronted by things very mysterious. I have terrific fights with inner demons, and it's more painful than it ever was.

During rehearsals I am confronted by things very mysterious. I have terrific fights with inner demons, and it's more painful than it ever was.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in you.

One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in you.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and a bit alien to me.

I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and a bit alien to me.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Knowing how to die is knowing how to live. What is death anyway? It's the outcome of life.

Knowing how to die is knowing how to live. What is death anyway? It's the outcome of life.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: To me age is a number, just a number. Who cares?

To me age is a number, just a number. Who cares?

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it's what makes life interesting and suspenseful.

Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it's what makes life interesting and suspenseful.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: To give and receive love, you have to be in touch with pain, you have to be capable of provoking it and feeling it.

To give and receive love, you have to be in touch with pain, you have to be capable of provoking it and feeling it.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: You should not separate your life from what you do.

You should not separate your life from what you do.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: It's this subconscious part of me that knows just how far to go, and suddenly, everything bursts into flames.

It's this subconscious part of me that knows just how far to go, and suddenly, everything bursts into flames.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Acting for me was the gospel, the love of the spoken word.

Acting for me was the gospel, the love of the spoken word.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Living is risking.

Living is risking.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I don't feel guilt. Whatever I wish to do, I do.

I don't feel guilt. Whatever I wish to do, I do.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I'm always amazed when young women who are having babies want their husbands to watch the babies come out. I would never allow anything like that.

I'm always amazed when young women who are having babies want their husbands to watch the babies come out. I would never allow anything like that.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: In making dinner for a friend, don't forget the love.

In making dinner for a friend, don't forget the love.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I need, absolutely, to be alone.

I need, absolutely, to be alone.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Life doesn't end at 30.

Life doesn't end at 30.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: As long as one asserts oneself and is true to oneself.

As long as one asserts oneself and is true to oneself.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

Jeanne Moreau quotes: To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.

To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Age protects love not, but love protects up to a certain degree before age.

Age protects love not, but love protects up to a certain degree before age.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: My analyst refused to hear my dreams. This was years ago.

My analyst refused to hear my dreams. This was years ago.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns

You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Liberation didn't solve anything. It just opened up the doors to greed. Some people mix up sex now as if they were eating or drinking like crazy.

Liberation didn't solve anything. It just opened up the doors to greed. Some people mix up sex now as if they were eating or drinking like crazy.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: All those vitamins aren't to keep death at bay, they're to keep deterioration at bay.

All those vitamins aren't to keep death at bay, they're to keep deterioration at bay.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Nostalgia is when you want things to stay the same. I know so many people staying in the same place.

Nostalgia is when you want things to stay the same. I know so many people staying in the same place.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending.

When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself.

Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind me and I see the steps. That's where I was.

It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind me and I see the steps. That's where I was.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Some gods may cross your path, but why should gods be beautiful? They could also be frightening.

Some gods may cross your path, but why should gods be beautiful? They could also be frightening.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Something pretty ... that's just the surface. People worry so much about aging, but you look younger if you don't worry about it.

Something pretty ... that's just the surface. People worry so much about aging, but you look younger if you don't worry about it.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: I can't belong to groups. I've tried. I behave normally, but people don't look at me normally.

I can't belong to groups. I've tried. I behave normally, but people don't look at me normally.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: Life has to flow. But if you start worrying about it, you block time.

Life has to flow. But if you start worrying about it, you block time.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: We have so many words for states of mind, and so few words for the states of the body.

We have so many words for states of mind, and so few words for the states of the body.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: It's just as idiotic to say there is no life after death as it is to say there is one.

It's just as idiotic to say there is no life after death as it is to say there is one.

Jeanne Moreau quotes: My face has changed with the years and has enough history in it to give audiences something to work with.

My face has changed with the years and has enough history in it to give audiences something to work with.