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26 quotes by Leslie Caron

Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (French: [lɛsli kaʁɔ ]; born 1 July 1931) is a French and American film actress and dancer who appeared in 45 films between 1951 and 2003. Her autobiography Thank Heaven, was published in 2010 in the UK and US, and in 2011 in a French version. Caron is best known for the musical films An American in Paris (1951), Lili (1953), Daddy Long Legs (1955), Gigi (1958), and for the non-musical films Fanny (1961), The...
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In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?

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The American is wholeheartedly for love and romance at any cost.

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I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough.

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The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing.

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I think it's the end of progress if you stand still and think of what you've done in the past. I keep on.

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I hate biographies which say, I was called to such and such an office, and he offered me so and so, and I got so and so money. I find that very... →

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Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls.

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I went to the Tokyo Film Festival in Japan because I love Japanese cinema.

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You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them.

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James Ivory comes close to the actors for the first rehearsal. He more or less lets you direct yourself and then will only correct you if he finds it... →

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No matter what you do, your person comes through. You can't completely change yourself on the screen. I had in mind someone colder and more in... →

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Cinema will always have an important role to play in society.

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It's very difficult to marry into another civilization.

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