Irreversible Quotes

"Vincent was so incredible, so sweet. When we went to Cannes for the film, you know the moment when I come out from the tunnel and we see me for the first time completely with blood all over, he was crying. I said, `Vincent, come on. It`s just a movie. We know it`s not real." (on her husband`s support when Irréversible (2002) was released).

"I`m not scared by nudity, because for me, nothing is more beautiful than a body. You can have such an amazing emotion from a body. In Irréversible (2002), I treated my body like it was an object and it`s great when you can have this kind of relation with your body, it`s a part of your job, an object you can work with. When you can have this kind of freedom it`s the moment where you can give your best as an actress".

Irreversible is not glamorous at all. I try to do different things because I want to grow as an actress and I like to take risks.

The security fence is reversible. Human lives are irreversible.

(On Irréversible (2002)) "Yeah, I think that there is something saying, I say the line, that revenge is a human right. I don`t think that it`s a human right, but it`s a normal reaction."

Global warming is the greatest threat facing the planet today and we are close to passing the tipping point of irreversible climate change. That is why the action that the Mayor is taking through the London Climate Change Agency is so important.

It is hard to have patience with people who say "There is no death" or "Death doesn`t matter." There is death. And whatever is matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible. You might as well say that birth doesn`t matter.

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.

The taking of a human life is the ultimate crime. Irreversible. It does not matter to the victim of a murder whether the person holding a gun is 16 or 60.

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn`t hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition.

What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again.

One thing is obvious: Our policy, which is directed at making the country ungovernable, has started to bear fruit. The process that has been initiated is irreversible.

We are of the opinion that an important and irreversible process is taking place among the white population. Just as with the blacks, the whites, too, are currently overcoming a psychological barrier.

We`ll have to be respectful of our democratic institutions and postpone the celebration of our irreversible triumph for another 24 hours. We didn`t expect such a tight race.

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.