I try not to think that I am acting, but that I am the person. And instead of giving the audience your fantasies completely, I think it is more interesting to give them a place where they can imagine things instead of knowing everything; but maybe that is very French.
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Catherine Deneuve was a contemporary French actress. Catherine Fabienne DorlĂ©ac, known professionally as Catherine Deneuve, is a French actress. She is considered one of the greatest European actresses on film. Read more on Wikipedia →

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