Emmanuelle Beart Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“There are a lot of films where I play characters that are about the windows to the interior person rather than the exterior.”

“You may think of me as an object of desire and I'm going to tell you that I can be in front of you naked and not be erotic.”

“I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be a majorette in an Australian circus. That was my ambition.”

“Sometimes you feel more naked when you're totally dressed than the other way around.”

“The body is an actor's tool, like the face, malleable. I never thought that being naked was immoral or outrageous.”

“Today I would say, 'I am against plastic surgery.' It's a grave act. An act that touches our soul. It was frightening.”

“There is a phrase in French, which means 'to miss.' To pass by. To not be able to stop. You love someone and someone loves you, but it just can't work for different reasons.”

“If I have one thing perfect, it's my eyebrows. And my feet. I love my feet. They're like Japanese feet. The rest I would like to hide. Especially my freckles. I feel ridiculous.”

“Often, when you see yourself on the screen, you feel like a sweater that's been put through the washing machine. You have the impression of having done something full and luminous, and suddenly, when you see it on the screen, it's turned back into a tiny little thing.”

“I keep reading that I'm cold. But I'm not, I'm shy. And I play a lot of women of fire and sexuality like an animal - so I'm cold on one side and fiery on the other.”