Catherine Deneuve

“I am not a nostalgic person. I don't look back.”

“A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man.”

“You don't have to be beautiful to be wildly attractive.”

“Perfume is the most intense form of memory.”

“Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.”

“Love is suffering. One side always loves more.”

“I have been very, very lucky because I have worked with some of the greatest directors of my time.”

“I don't find the same things funny that many other people do. I'm a cynical person.”

“My private life is my private life.”

“I admire women who are not afraid to be who they are.”

“I've always been a very private person. I like to be alone a lot.”

“I think beauty is a form of discipline.”

“I can't imagine a life without films.”

“I prefer to be with people who are alive and kicking, and not passively waiting for something to happen to them.”