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title: "2 Breathless Quotes By Anna Karina"
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> [Jean-Luc asked me to play a small part in 'Breathless,' the role of Belmondo's former girlfriend. It was just one scene. I asked him what I had to do and he said, 'You have to take your clothes off,' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/jean-luc-asked-me-to-play-a-small-part-in-breathless-the-role-of/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

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> [Suddenly I had a call one day saying they'd like me to come to the office to see Jean-Luc Godard. 'He is preparing a film called 'Breathless.' Jean would like to see you.' I said yes. I thought he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/suddenly-i-had-a-call-one-day-saying-they-d-like-me-to-come-to-the/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

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## More by Anna Karina

> [I always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actress-ever-since-i-was-a-little-girl/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [It could be a little bit sad as a young girl to sit there and wait in front of the telephone that would never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/it-could-be-a-little-bit-sad-as-a-young-girl-to-sit-there-and-wait-in/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [It's the beautiful minds of this world that win over beautiful faces. They win hearts by winning minds...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/it-s-the-beautiful-minds-of-this-world-that-win-over-beautiful-faces/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [After a while, Godard was going to do 'A Woman is a Woman' with Sami Frey and another actress in the leading lady part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/after-a-while-godard-was-going-to-do-a-woman-is-a-woman-with-sami/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [I've been writing short stories since I was a little girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/i-ve-been-writing-short-stories-since-i-was-a-little-girl/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [The very first picture that I did, the director came up to me on the street - I was 14 at the time -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/the-very-first-picture-that-i-did-the-director-came-up-to-me-on-the/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [Actors and actresses have done a lot of films with their legs, with their arms, with the whole crew and the camera. Why shouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/actors-and-actresses-have-done-a-lot-of-films-with-their-legs-with/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [When a woman does not want something to go on she has to say stop. And she always has the right to change her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/when-a-woman-does-not-want-something-to-go-on-she-has-to-say-stop-and/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [I had some bad times. We got married because, you know, I was pregnant. But then I lost the baby. Ups and downs. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/i-had-some-bad-times-we-got-married-because-you-know-i-was-pregnant/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [You can always tell a man's nationality by introducing him to a beautiful girl. An Englishman shakes her hand; a Frenchman kisses her hand;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/you-can-always-tell-a-man-s-nationality-by-introducing-him-to-a/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [It was a strange love story from the beginning. I could see Jean-Luc was looking at me all the time, and I was looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/it-was-a-strange-love-story-from-the-beginning-i-could-see-jean-luc/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [We never thought the films would be so famous for so long. We were just happy to do things. It was more bohemian. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/we-never-thought-the-films-would-be-so-famous-for-so-long-we-were/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [I am the old story. L'histoire ancienne. But an old story can still be a good story, no?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/i-am-the-old-story-l-histoire-ancienne-but-an-old-story-can-still-be/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [Obviously when I came I wanted to live in Paris. I wanted to work or... if that didn't work out... perhaps go away with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/obviously-when-i-came-i-wanted-to-live-in-paris-i-wanted-to-work-or/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

> [There were a lot of ups and downs in my life. And the downs were, you know, very down. Very low.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/there-were-a-lot-of-ups-and-downs-in-my-life-and-the-downs-were-you/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

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