“My ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money.”
Juliette Binoche“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.”
Juliette Binoche“My ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money.”
Juliette Binoche“I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them.”
Juliette Binoche“Movies are open doors, and at every door, I change character and life... I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don't deny the past, but it's a page to turn.”
Juliette Binoche“It's 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 doesn't go against a diet for me.”
Juliette Binoche“I like intensity. If it's too mellow, I feel like, bleah. I like intensity, because it's way of reaching spaces inside of you, and it's my need of knowledge, of knowing about myself regardless.”
Juliette Binoche“I want to know why I'm alive. I want to understand. It's like exploration; it's like someone being interested in a place and its history, digging into the earth and looking for it, searching - it's a passion.”
Juliette Binoche“For me, habit is just a synonym for death.”
Juliette Binoche“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.”
Juliette Binoche“It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.”
Juliette Binoche