Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

24 quotes

French actress, singer, screenwriter and director Jeanne Moreau has a gift for language that makes complex ideas feel instantly clear. Jeanne Moreau's observations on Death are as sharp as their thoughts on Age, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Discover 27 of Jeanne Moreau's most memorable quotes, ranging across Death, Age, Success, Alone, and Truth. One standout: "When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending."

“It's just as idiotic to say there is no life after death as it is to say there is one.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Death

All Quotes by Jeanne Moreau

“Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Age

“Beyond the beauty, the sex, the titillation, the surface, there is a human being. And that has to emerge.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Beauty

“Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?”

— Jeanne Moreau

Truth

“I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Success

“Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Success

“I work more now because at this time of my life I am not disturbed from my aim by outside pressures such as family, passionate relationships, dealing with 'who am I?' - those complications when one is searching for one's self.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Family

“When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Relationship

“Life is given to you like a flat piece of land and everything has to be done. I hope that when I am finished, my piece of land will be a beautiful garden, so there is a lot of work.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Hope

“I need, absolutely, to be alone.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Alone

“When you live under the power of terror and segregation, you can't ever start a work of art.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Power

“If you're extremely, painfully frightened of age, it shows.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Age

“Knowing how to die is knowing how to live. What is death anyway? It's the outcome of life.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Death

“I think more and more people want to live alone. You can be a couple without being in each other's pockets. I don't see why you have to share the same bathroom.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Alone

“When I'm acting, I'm two beings. There's the one monitoring the distance between myself and the camera, making sure I hit my marks, and there is the one driven by this inner fire, this delicious fear.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Fear

“What is amazing for a woman of my age is that I change as the world is changing-and changing very, very fast. I don't think my mother had that opportunity to change.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Age

“Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it's what makes life interesting and suspenseful.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Death

“It's just as idiotic to say there is no life after death as it is to say there is one.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Death

“You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Health

“To me age is a number, just a number. Who cares?”

— Jeanne Moreau

Age

“Aging gracefully is supposed to mean trying not to hide time passing and just looking a wreck. Don't worry girls, look like a wreck, that's the way it goes.”

— Jeanne Moreau

Time