Maîtresse (1976)

Bulle Ogier: Ariane

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• Olivier : So what do you do? I mean...

  Ariane : Me? You shouldn't ask me questions, because either I lie or I don't answer them.

• Ariane : This is the young lady who needs to be punished? She's been naughty.

• Ariane : Were you scared?

  Olivier : I'm never scared.

  Ariane : Liar!

• Olivier : How do you manage? It must be exhausting.

  Ariane : No, it's very exciting. It's fascinating to get into people's madness so intimately.

• Olivier : Don't you get pleasure out of it?

  Ariane : Of course, when I give it.

  Olivier : Then you're the slave...

  Ariane : No.

  Olivier : Yes.

  Ariane : No.

  Olivier : You're at their disposal.

  Ariane : No, I'm not. I couldn't do it if I didn't like it.

• Olivier : Do you ever make love with them?

  Ariane : Never.

  Olivier : Never?

  Ariane : No, never. Some things don't mix.

• Olivier : Strange, isn't it? They're the ones who tell you what to say?

  Ariane : They tell me what they want. And I use my imagination to improve on it. I get into their fantasies, their lives.

• Ariane : You had to find out for yourself! Wasn't our relationship more important? More important than satisfying your curiosity? No?

• Ariane : I'm not the cautious type.