Anne Parillaud Quotes

To what purpose is it to be artificially happy on the surface?

Knowing what I know of love, I hang back because I don’t like to lie to myself.

It’s terrifying, that unconditional love you have for a child. I still wonder if she really came from me, from my womb. It’s a miracle. I don’t understand it. I live it very intensely.

I try to live the moment and not obey laws, rules, conventions, or norms; to react to a sensation, a feeling, or an emotion. You can’t program emotion.

I had never even thought I’d be an actress – I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It’s the same career.

I adore people who ask questions and who cause others to share in their search.