"A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day."

"It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor."

"This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in hotels, far from where I normally live. I never intended to publish it."

"It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for women."

"I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double."

"All women who kill or have sexual obsessions or who are prostitutes have trouble with their fathers."

"Even if there are a lot women in films, there are few who are lesbians, that people know about."

"Marriage is obsolete and a trap."

"Even if a woman is abused a very long time ago, it comes out in her life in a negative way."

"Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even if they seem to be accepted."

"I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless."

"I'm lucky; people write scripts for me."

"Sex is a big question mark. It is something people will talk about forever."

"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."

"In America you need a bodyguard to go out."

"I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If I didn't like that, I'd do something else."

"Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor."