Quotes by Juliette Binoche

“I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I dont deny the past, but its a page to turn.”

“The themes have to do with immigration, our past, and are we guilty when were 6 years old, ... For me, the big subject is not what my husband in the film (Daniel Auteuil) has done as a child, but in not recognizing his fault, hes damaged someones life. The theme is universal; it doesnt just belong to the French-Algerian past, but triggers something we all can share.”

“Ive never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didnt choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them.”

“Movies are open doors, and at every door, I change character and life.”

“I wanted to have an international career, which I have, and be free to work with whoever I wanted to work with. My instinct was to go back to France afterwards. I went to do a small film, then I went back and forth.”

“You have to have the courage to wait, to say no, ... And thats difficult. This job is very uncertain, and its frightening.”

“Its difficult to bring the feminine element into these religions and to put an important woman next to Jesus.”

“Were here to be with her, and to help her in a spiritual way. I think our presence here is a way to sustain the possibility of freedom.”

“My ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money.”

“Code Unknown,”

“Something triggers inside her when her husband focuses on the little girl, ... She feels abandoned. Finding this man who represents unity, being Jewish, solid, family-oriented, it triggers something deep in her that reassures her. And when he changes his focus, she feels completely abandoned.”

What I love most about this crazy life is the adventure of it.

Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, its just an illusion.

Its never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.

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.

For me, habit is just a synonym for death.

I want to know why Im alive. I want to understand. Its like exploration; its like someone being interested in a place and its history, digging into the earth and looking for it, searching - its a passion.

I like intensity. If its too mellow, I feel like, bleah. I like intensity, because its way of reaching spaces inside of you, and its my need of knowledge, of knowing about myself regardless.

Its 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 doesnt go against a diet for me.

Movies are open doors, and at every door, I change character and life... I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I dont deny the past, but its a page to turn.