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" I'm less desperate now to express what's inside me, that's true - I act these days because it keeps me awake and interested, an eternal student. "

Emmanuelle Beart

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" I've just done a film in the United States. It's a thriller called 'A Crime', with Harvey Keitel, we play against each other, and it's so great to play in another language. But I'm definitely not American. "

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" My looks mean nothing to me. If anything, they are a hindrance. "

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

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" When I'm playing a part, I can feel all my body playing it; it's like really making love. "

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" For me, I don't feel it is a success in the career to be the pretty woman; career success comes from being characters who tell us something about the truth. "

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" My looks haven't prevented me from playing prostitutes or people broken by life. But when they need a token blonde with big breasts, that's OK, too. It's part of the game. "

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" Of course I am political. You 'ave to be don't you? Every day it is about your future, your right to that future. 'Ow can people ignore this? We 'ave to leave a good world for our children, n'est-ce pas? "

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" The press follow me. I sue them. That's the deal. "

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

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" It is not easy to age in harmony with one's roles. "

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" I started acting without any vocation. I continued out of love. "

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" 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. "

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" I had my mouth done when I was 27. It was a botched job. Obviously, if I had liked my mouth I wouldn't have had it re-done. "

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" If a man or woman has something redone it is because he or she can no longer live with that part of their body, it is no longer bearable. Either they get help and find the strength to fight or they proceed with the act. "

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" I just decided that I would not put my professional life on hold to raise children. I know that sounds selfish to a lot of people and I don't know if what I'm doing is the right thing. But that's the way I'm doing it. "

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" I don't always see my movies right away. And there are some I haven't seen at all. Sometimes that bothers the directors, so I'm obliged to see them. "

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" 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. "

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