13 Quotes & Sayings By Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche is an actress, film director, and producer. She was born in Paris, to French parents, and studied law at the Sorbonne. While working in Paris theater companies, she started appearing in films in 1970. Her breakout role came when she starred in THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING (1988), which brought her awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress, an BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and a César Award for Best Actress Read more

As of 2012, Juliette Binoche has appeared in over 60 films. She is best known for her work with Jean-Luc Godard; she has appeared in many of his films (e.g., LE PLAIN TRISTE, WEEKEND) and served as his muse/love interest (e.g., JOURNAL D'UN CERTAIN RAINDREDAME). She has also acted with Robert Altman, Oliver Stone, Abbas Kiarostami, Wim Wenders (SINGS SONGS FROM HIS FATHER), and Wong Kar-Wai (THE GRANDMASTER).

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What I love most about this crazy life is the adventure of it. Juliette Binoche
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Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion. Juliette Binoche
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It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer. Juliette Binoche
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I was used to theatre classes. I studied with my mother; she was a theatre teacher and directed, too, so it was very family-like. Then I studied with a great teacher in Paris, and she was wonderful; she pushed me, but she was a warm soul. Juliette Binoche
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For me, habit is just a synonym for death. Juliette Binoche
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I want to know why I'm alive. I want to understand. It's like exploration; it's like someone being interested in a place and its history, digging into the earth and looking for it, searching - it's a passion. Juliette Binoche
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I like intensity. If it's too mellow, I feel like, bleah. I like intensity, because it's way of reaching spaces inside of you, and it's my need of knowledge, of knowing about myself regardless. Juliette Binoche
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It's not a struggle to be on a diet. You feel lighter, and your spirit is lighter, too. But I love chocolate, and I allow myself to have chocolate. That doesn't go against a diet for me. Juliette Binoche
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Movies are open doors, and at every door, I change character and life... I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don't deny the past, but it's a page to turn. Juliette Binoche
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I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them. Juliette Binoche
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My ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money. Juliette Binoche
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But I've never felt that being an actress is being in a comfortable place. It's seen from the outside that we're being driven in big cars and having these gorgeous suites and all of that. But come on, it's not about that. Juliette Binoche