Juliette Binoche BiographyFrance Flag

Occup.Actress
FromFrance
BornMarch 9, 1964
Paris, France
Age59 years
Juliette Binoche is a renowned French actress and artist. She was born on March 9, 1964, in Paris, France. Her mother was a stage actress and director, and her father was a sculptor, painter, and director. Juliette grew up with a right mix of artistic inspiration and discipline in her family.

Binoche began studying acting at a young age and went to the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Paris. She got her start in theater and television before transitioning to movies. Her first significant film role was in Rendez-vous. This led to a series of successful movies in France, including The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Trois Couleurs: Bleu.

In 1996, Binoche gained international recognition for her role in the film The English Patient. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Hana. Binoche has worked with notable directors such as Kieslowski, Godard, and Haneke. Her many awards and nominations include the European Film Award for Best Actress, the César Award for Best Actress, and the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Juliette Binoche is known for her enigmatic performances and dedication to her craft. She is especially skilled in conveying complex emotions, often using subtle facial expressions to convey her character's inner world. Her ability to transform herself and inhabit a variety of roles has earned her respect in the acting community worldwide.

Outside her acting career, Juliette Binoche is passionate about the environment and social issues. She's involved in several organizations that promote sustainable living and responsible environmental practices. She's a spokesperson for the Enough Project, a non-profit organization that campaigns to end genocide, and the Children of Armenia Fund.

Binoche is a versatile artist, and she expresses herself through painting and installations too. She's exhibited her work in galleries and museums all over the world. She cites the works of Eduardo Chillida, Antoni Tàpies, Agnes Martin, and James Turrell, as significant influences.

Juliette Binoche is also a devoted mother to her two children, Raphaël and Hana. She's managed to maintain a balance between her art, activism, and family life successfully. She remains an inspiration to aspiring artists everywhere, and her contributions to the world of acting and art are long-lasting.

Our collection contains 33 quotes who is written / told by Juliette, under the main topic Death.

Related authors: Eduardo Chillida (Sculptor), Olivier Martinez (Actor), Agnes Martin (Artist), Krzysztof Kieslowski (Director)

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33 Famous quotes by Juliette Binoche

Small: Juliette Binoche: My only ambition is to be true every moment I am living
"My only ambition is to be true every moment I am living"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Maybe its because my mother divorced and my grandmother divorced, so maybe Im frightened dee
"Maybe it's because my mother divorced and my grandmother divorced, so maybe I'm frightened deep down. But then I also feel there is no real need. Why do I need to get married? To reassure me? No I don't need reassurance"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I wont do something just for the sake of working
"I won't do something just for the sake of working"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Its never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer
"It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Im not obsessed by looks. I think you can become a prisoner of your own image
"I'm not obsessed by looks. I think you can become a prisoner of your own image"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I would have loved to have met Marilyn Monroe and have dinner with her
"I would have loved to have met Marilyn Monroe and have dinner with her"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I try to see my films just once. its like a dream youve been through when its been intense,
"I try to see my films just once. it's like a dream you've been through when it's been intense, and you just have to go through it once more just to make sure you've had it"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I never felt being an actor or making a movie was an easy thing to do
"I never felt being an actor or making a movie was an easy thing to do"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I like travelling and if I have to come to Hollywood to make a movie I will, but otherwise I
"I like travelling and if I have to come to Hollywood to make a movie I will, but otherwise I'd never move there. It's very much an industry town and that doesn't really interest me"
Small: Juliette Binoche: But I think its a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman.
"But I think it's a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman. That's when we hit our peak and become this ripe fruit"
Small: Juliette Binoche: For me, habit is just a synonym for death
"For me, habit is just a synonym for death"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I would say Im humanly engaged
"I would say I'm humanly engaged"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I was so happy when they cast me in Chocolat, because its one of my vices
"I was so happy when they cast me in Chocolat, because it's one of my vices"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I think its the same simple thing for everyone - to be happy, and have love in your life
"I think it's the same simple thing for everyone - to be happy, and have love in your life"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It
"Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was a way to choose a new family"
Small: Juliette Binoche: If you have everything, then you dont want to go on. Its the lacking that makes you search f
"If you have everything, then you don't want to go on. It's the lacking that makes you search for something better"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I dont believe in coincidence
"I don't believe in coincidence"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I believe that being an actress or being involved in a movie has to be a life experience, ot
"I believe that being an actress or being involved in a movie has to be a life experience, otherwise why go for it? I have to change me, and I have to learn things, and I have to push me and my limits. By acting, I find a freedom inside of a prison in a way"
Small: Juliette Binoche: What makes a person sexy is when hes not trying to be sexy
"What makes a person sexy is when he's not trying to be sexy"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I think acting is about forgetting yourself in order to give the best of yourself. Its passi
"I think acting is about forgetting yourself in order to give the best of yourself. It's passing through you more than you're creating it. You're not the flower, but the vase which holds the flower"
Small: Juliette Binoche: But Ive never felt that being an actress is being in a comfortable place. Its seen from the
"But I've never felt that being an actress is being in a comfortable place. It's seen from the outside that we're being driven in big cars and having these gorgeous suites and all of that. But come on, it's not about that"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Attraction is beyond our will or ideas sometimes
"Attraction is beyond our will or ideas sometimes"
Small: Juliette Binoche: As an actress we dont beat one another. Its whoevers right for the part
"As an actress we don't beat one another. It's whoever's right for the part"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Acting is a tough business, and you need to be in good shape mentally and physically
"Acting is a tough business, and you need to be in good shape mentally and physically"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Ive never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. The
"I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I think I am pretty much melancholic
"I think I am pretty much melancholic"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I dont deny the past, but its a page to t
"I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don't deny the past, but it's a page to turn"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Each new film is like a trial. Before I step in front of the camera, I do not know whether I
"Each new film is like a trial. Before I step in front of the camera, I do not know whether I am going to fall or whether I am going to fly - and that is exactly the way I want it to stay"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, its just an
"Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion"
Small: Juliette Binoche: Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters w
"Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters were sisters - but I'm not so sure now"
Small: Juliette Binoche: You must understand, I dont have to be happy to be happy
"You must understand, I don't have to be happy to be happy"
Small: Juliette Binoche: I sometimes feel like I could do another job. Anything. Maybe because as an actress youre pl
"I sometimes feel like I could do another job. Anything. Maybe because as an actress you're playing different characters, everything feels possible"
Small: Juliette Binoche: But, you know, when I choose a film I need to believe in it and believe I can do something s
"But, you know, when I choose a film I need to believe in it and believe I can do something special with it, and after a while that means not trying to judge or analyze why I should do it. You have to follow this intuition thing, which is a mystery to me"