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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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To me age is a number, just a number. Who cares?
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I know there were things emanating from me. I was not aware of what attracted all these directors to me.
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My analyst refused to hear my dreams. This was years ago.
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