What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.

Animals have never betrayed me. They are an easy prey, as I have been throughout my career. So we feel the same. I love them.

If only every man who sees my films did not get the impression he can make love to me, I would be a lot happier.

We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals?

There is a certain dignity to being French.

I would like, before I die, to see the changes I've always fought for being made. If not, my life will have been worth nothing.

The page has turned. Cinema is finished for me.