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

- Catherine Breillat

Only conformists are ever adored.

- 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 — the fur…

- Catherine Breillat

If I stop making films, I will die. I can tell myself that one day I will stop living. But I cannot bear the fact that the day will come when I will …

- Catherine Breillat

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

- Catherine Breillat

I know why I make films -cinema is a mode of expression that allows you to express all the nuances of a thing while including its opposites. These ar…

- Catherine Breillat

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

- Catherine Breillat

Be what we make, and not who we are.

- Catherine Breillat