Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreauis a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director. She is the recipient of a César Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for individual performances, and several lifetime awards...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth23 January 1928
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
lines matter principles
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.
few
We have so many words for states of the mind, and so few for states of the body.
fear feminine french-actress hide mother
When you're a mother and you have a son, you hide your feminine side. It's the fear of incest, Oedipus.
ageing call gracefully hide interfere mean passing supposed time trying
People's opinions don't interfere with me. Ageing gracefully is supposed to mean trying not to hide time passing and just looking a wreck. That's what they call ageing gracefully. You know?
risk desire obsession
It's a fantastic thing to take the risk of getting so close to your desire, expressing your obsession so absolutely.
interesting mystery vulnerable
Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it's what makes life interesting and suspenseful.
writing fiction talent
All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.
ideas geek aliens
I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and a bit alien to me.
directors knows
I know there were things emanating from me. I was not aware of what attracted all these directors to me.
powerful scary responsible
I am subject to very powerful lows. When you have highs, you have terrible lows. When you pinpoint that you are responsible for everything that happens to you, it is very frightening.
character impact screens
Characters who are on screen from start to finish are not necessarily the ones who have the greatest impact.
birthday mother opportunity
What is amazing for a woman of my age is that I change as the world is changing-and changing very, very fast. I don't think my mother had that opportunity to change.
climbing steps looks
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.
character artist costumes
I gradually work myself into a frenzy as the shoot approaches, while we're choosing the costumes or working with the make-up artist. I'm not so much interested in my character as the film itself.