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

Jeanne Moreau

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Jeanne Moreau
Age: 89 †
Born: 1928
Born: January 23
Died: 2017
Died: July 31
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Musician
Screenwriter
Singer
Stage Actor
Paris 10
Spoken
Gospel
Word
Acting
Love

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Some people are addicts. If they don't act, they don't exist.
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I need, absolutely, to be alone.
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To me age is a number, just a number. Who cares?
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You should not separate your life from what you do.
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All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.
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Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it's what makes life interesting and suspenseful.
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I have no doubt who I am.
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You suffer when you give birth, it doesn't matter, it's nature. They tell you, oh, those hormone pills, they're terrible, you'll get cancer. But when it comes to Viagra for men, they don't speak about cancer.
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Characters who are on screen from start to finish are not necessarily the ones who have the greatest impact.
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Age protects love not, but love protects up to a certain degree before age.
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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.
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In making dinner for a friend, don't forget the love.
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I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and a bit alien to me.
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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.
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