Quotes by Juliette Binoche

Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films – as if all my characters were sisters – but I’m not so sure now.

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.

I try to see my films just once. it’s like a dream you’ve been through when it’s been intense, and you just have to go through it once more just to make sure you’ve had it.

It’s challenging as an actor to let go but I had some pleasure out of it too. To not have the effort of having to present myself is quite liberating.

George Clooney is trying his own way but he’s struggling too because he has to deal with America. Yet, if he has a foot in Europe, it’s not for nothing.

My experience has nothing to do with creation, I don’t think, even though maturity is helpful. In a creation process, there’s an intuition that takes you and if it’s nourished with awareness and experience, it’s great.

Each new film is like a trial. Before I step in front of the camera, I do not know whether I am going to fall or whether I am going to fly – and that is exactly the way I want it to stay.

Sometimes I call directors. Sometimes I just meet with them. It just happens. It’s not that I’m pushy. It comes naturally. But I go ahead. I don’t stay in my armchair, waiting for the phone to ring.

I have stories that I’d like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

When you really put your heart in the work, you don’t think of how you look. And I think that’s the beauty of it.