I never really worked in Hollywood. Some American producers came to Europe to shoot films with me, so it’s a different situation… It was not my aim. – Juliette Binoche
I like travelling and if I have to come to Hollywood to make a movie I will, but otherwise I’d never move there. It’s very much an industry town and that doesn’t really interest me. – Juliette Binoche
Acting is like peeling an onion. You have to peel away each layer to reveal another. – Juliette Binoche
I love the unknown. I think because it brings fear, and to embrace fear is the best feeling. – 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
What I need is to express my passion for life… It’s movement I’m interested in, the life in me, the life in humanity. – Juliette Binoche
I think it’s the same simple thing for everyone – to be happy, and have love in your life. – Juliette Binoche
My private life is very private, and I have chosen not to live in America or England, where you are so exposed and can’t fight against it. – Juliette Binoche
If you told me tomorrow that I couldn’t act anymore, it wouldn’t bother me. I have only one wish: to meet the man of my life. – Juliette Binoche
In a building with apartments, of course, you want to make connections. Life is easier that way. There’s salt if you don’t have salt; you can knock at someone’s door, like in any city. But you know, you can hear the others, and you want to sleep, you get annoyed. – Juliette Binoche
I move on stage differently. The more you act, anyway, the more you live, your perception of life becomes more and more accurate. – Juliette Binoche
I believe that being an actress or being involved in a movie has to be a life experience, otherwise why go for it? I have to change me, and I have to learn things, and I have to push me and my limits. By acting, I find a freedom inside of a prison in a way. – Juliette Binoche
I’ve been changed watching films or reading books or hearing music, and that helps you to live your life. – Juliette Binoche
Usually I love preparing. It’s really the time I prefer, because it’s a time of reflection and of possibility of growth – to let it cook inside. – Juliette Binoche