The Truth (2019)

Catherine Deneuve: Fabienne Dangeville

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• Fabienne Dangeville : I'm an actress. I won't tell the naked truth. It's far from interesting.

• Fabienne Dangeville : Supposedly, Michèle Morgan lived in that apartment. Ever notice the initials of all good actresses are both the same? Danielle Darrieux, DD. Simone Signoret. She was so stunning, young. Greta Garbo. Anouk Aimée too.

  Le chauffeur de Fabienne : Brigette Bardot too.

  Hank : Alright.

  Fabienne Dangeville : Whatever.

• Fabienne Dangeville : When I read the script, I said I'd sell my soul to the devil to play that. My soul, not my body.

• Lumir : Why don't you mention Sarah one single time?

  Fabienne Dangeville : My memories. My book. I can pick and choose, can't I?

• Fabienne Dangeville : I'm not really interested. I just can't stand this silence.

  Lumir : I like it.

• Fabienne Dangeville : I was a bad mother, a bad friend, but so what? I prefer to have been a bad mother, a bad friend and a good actress. You may not forgive me, but the public does. Why am I telling you this? You can't understand what actors feel.

• Fabienne Dangeville : Something wrong?

  L'actrice qui joue Amy à 38 ans : My dog died. I just buried him. But I spoke to Manon and I feel better.

  Fabienne Dangeville : Careful, never trust a cat lover.

• Lumir : How strange. I remember it bigger.

  Fabienne Dangeville : It hasn't changed. You've grown.

  Lumir : Goes to show, memory can't be trusted.

• Fabienne Dangeville : She says she was meant to be an actress. It must be hard living in my shadow. She's persuaded that she managed to escape me.

  Luc Garbois : Did Lamir write that too?

  Fabienne Dangeville : No, that's me. I don't think she's aware that she left to escape me.

• Fabienne Dangeville : May I ask you a question? Am I washed up as an actress? No! No, don't answer. You may say the truth. It scares me too much.

• Fabienne Dangeville : Your biggest flaw as a man is to dump this stuff onto the main person concerned. Insensitive good intentions are the most hurtful. My vicious tongue is harmless in comparison.

• Fabienne Dangeville : Did you do it often yesterday?

  Lumir : What?

  Fabienne Dangeville : Two times? Three times? No, you're too old for that.

  Lumir : What's got into you?

  Fabienne Dangeville : Is he a good lover?

  Lumir : Let's just say, he's a better lover than actor.

  Fabienne Dangeville : Jacques a better cook than lover.

• Hank : Imitation?

  Fabienne Dangeville : Acting is more than that. What matters most is personality. Presence.

• Fabienne Dangeville : How can you put up with a woman like her? Hats off to you. Save your energy for your acting. It's not a job you do halfway. The daily grind doesn't matter. You know what I think? When actresses start getting involved in charity and politics, they've lost vis-à-vis the profession. They've lost the battle on screen, so, they dive into reality. They pretend to fight against reality. Understand? It's not the contrary. I've always won that battle. That's why I can withstand solitude.

• Luc Garbois : The press conference for "The Truth" is at 11.

  Fabienne Dangeville : I know.

• Fabienne Dangeville : Why not try to become the new Fabienne?

  Manon Lenoir : No! Too much for my small shoulders.

• [last lines] 

  Fabienne Dangeville : I love Parisian winters. Look how beautiful the sky is.