Catherine Breillat

Only conformists are ever adored.

— Catherine Breillat

“the basic theme is the dichotomy of womanhood. the woman cut in two. every society creates laws to exercise power over women…

— Catherine Breillat

I am eternally, devastatingly romantic, and I thought people would see it because 'romantic' doesn't mean 'sugary.' It's dark and tormented —…

— Catherine Breillat

There is no masculine psychology in my cinema. There is only the resentments and desires of women. A man should not attempt…

— Catherine Breillat

If I stop making films, I will die. I can tell myself that one day I will stop living. But I cannot…

— Catherine Breillat

If you want to preserve your virginity, it's about not wanting to belong to the human species.

— Catherine Breillat

“If I haven’t found out who I am until the end of my life…because I am afraid/ashamed of it, then I would…

— Catherine Breillat

Be what we make, and not who we are.

— Catherine Breillat

I know why I make films -cinema is a mode of expression that allows you to express all the nuances of a…

— Catherine Breillat

The problem is that censors create the concept of obscenity. By supposedly trying to protect us they form an absurd concept of…

— Catherine Breillat