I could live without acting.... Acting is a gift I've received. And I'm grateful for it and I enjoy it. But it's not the main point of my life. It never was. Jeanne Moreau More Quotes by Jeanne Moreau More Quotes From Jeanne Moreau It's dangerous to assert oneself. Jeanne Moreau oneself dangerous People's opinions don't interfere with me. Jeanne Moreau interfere opinion people It's this subconscious part of me that knows just how far to go, and suddenly, everything bursts into flames. Jeanne Moreau subconscious flames knows You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out. Jeanne Moreau good-health wrecks sick Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it's what makes life interesting and suspenseful. Jeanne Moreau mystery vulnerable interesting When you live under the power of terror and segregation, you can't ever start a work of art. Jeanne Moreau segregation terror art As long as one asserts oneself and is true to oneself. Jeanne Moreau true-to-oneself oneself long Liberation didn't solve anything. It just opened up the doors to greed. Some people mix up sex now as if they were eating or drinking like crazy. Jeanne Moreau crazy drinking sex Acting isn't a profession, it's a way of living. Jeanne Moreau actors acting way Age protects love not, but love protects up to a certain degree before age. Jeanne Moreau degrees certain age Some children I have met are very beautiful. Some children are imbeciles, vulgar, terrible. Jeanne Moreau imbeciles beautiful children Sometimes the directors were afraid of what they brought out of me. Jeanne Moreau sometimes directors I have no doubt who I am. Jeanne Moreau no-doubt who-i-am doubt nothing is more like truth than a lie, don't you find? Jeanne Moreau lying You should not separate your life from what you do. Jeanne Moreau should Acting for me was the gospel, the love of the spoken word. Jeanne Moreau spoken-word acting Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story. Jeanne Moreau congratulations phrases success My life is very exciting now. Nostalgia for what? It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind and see the steps. That's where I was. We're here right now. Tomorrow, we'll be someplace else. So why nostalgia? Jeanne Moreau climbing hiking steps Many people associate stage fright with a fear of looking ridiculous, making a bad impression. For me, it's like a kind of fever. Jeanne Moreau fever ridiculous people To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you arrive on screen with a past. Jeanne Moreau life-is-short character past