76 Quotes by Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot, born on September 28, 1934, is a French actress, model, and animal rights activist who became an international sex symbol and an icon of the 1950s and 1960s. Bardot's sensual beauty, charisma, and unique style captivated audiences and made her a symbol of female liberation and rebellion. Her filmography includes notable works such as "And God Created Woman" and "Contempt," in which she showcased her acting talents and on-screen magnetism.
Bardot's impact on popular culture extended beyond her film career; her fashion choices, including her signature tousled hair and cat-eye makeup, influenced trends and became synonymous with timeless elegance. In the later years of her life, Bardot turned her attention to animal welfare and environmental activism, becoming a prominent advocate for animal rights. Her dedication to protecting animals and speaking out against cruelty has earned her recognition and respect in the realm of animal advocacy. Brigitte Bardot's contributions to cinema, her embodiment of feminine allure, and her commitment to making a difference have solidified her place as a cultural icon.
Brigitte Bardot Quotes
Human cruelty knows no limits and that one needs immense courage and a will of iron to help others understand that animals are made of flesh and blood like us, that they suffer the same pains as us, that they deserve the same respect as us and that their continuous slaughter should not be part of human entertainment.
Fashion may not be a weapon of the woman but at least it gives her the ammunition.
When I love, I do it without counting. I give myself entirely. And each time, it is the grand love of my life.
Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it. (Meaning)
A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.
What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.
If I could do anything about the way people behave towards each other, I would, but since I can't, I'll stick to animals.
I'm a girl from a good family who was very well brought up. One day I turned my back on it all and became a bohemian.
I can't do the same thing every night, the same gestures... it's like putting on dirty panties every day.
Do you have to have a reason for loving?
When you're thirty you're old enough to know better, but still young enough to go ahead and do it.
They may call me a sinner, but I am at peace with myself.
I have understood that the most important things are tenderness and kindness. I can't do without them.
It's the decomposition that gets me. You spend your whole life looking after your body. And then you rot away.
It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.
If only every man who sees my films did not get the impression he can make love to me, I would be a lot happier.
My wild and free side unsettled some, and unwedged others.
I have found out that friendship is quite as important as love and it isn't any easier than love.
It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be.
There is a French proverb: To live happy, live hidden. Where can Brigitte Bardot hide?
Only idiots refuse to change their minds.
Was it me that Botticelli imagined?
I am shocking, impertinent and insolent that's how it is.
I leave before being left. I decide.
My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am grateful to them for it.
Swallows have disappeared, bees are dying out because of pesticides that should have been banned long ago - it's a scandal.
I am leaving the town to the invaders: increasingly numerous, mediocre, dirty, badly behaved, shameless tourists.
I think animals help us live; they've helped me live. It was only when I began to devote myself to protecting animals that I blossomed completely. Taking care of them, looking out for them, has given my life true meaning, a meaning I hope future generations can experience.
The world today doesn't please me.
Animals have never betrayed me. They are an easy prey, as I have been throughout my career. So we feel the same. I love them.
It is better to be wrong than correct with no desire to be.
I am against marriage, and I don't give a fig for society.
Champagne is the one thing that gives me zest when I am tired.
I would like, before I die, to see the changes I've always fought for being made. If not, my life will have been worth nothing.
Fame had brought me so much unhappiness.
Men are beasts and even beasts don't behave as they do.
Vadim changed my mind about acting. Vadim was the only man who was certain I had something special to offer.
My soul is not my own any more. I cannot live like I want to. I am going to give up films.
You can be barefoot and have worries.
No more hard work than look beautiful with eight in the morning until midnight.
No matter whether it's someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal rights.
My country, France, my homeland, my land is again invaded by an overpopulation of foreigners, especially Muslims.
The myth of Bardot is finished, but Brigitte is me.
There is a certain dignity to being French.
On the outside one is a star. But in reality, one is completely alone, doubting everything. To experience this loneliness of soul is the hardest thing in the world.
Now, if there was one woman in the world who didn't need publicity, who always had too much publicity, it was me.
Unfortunately, I am not like a snail or a turtle, and I can't take my houses with me when I move.
Death was like love, a romantic escape.
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves.
Have you ever heard of a good marriage growing in front of the cameras?
If people don't like me, I become very plain.
If I go to a restaurant, other people stare. The meal is ruined.
If I upset some notions and went against established rules, that wasn't part of what I wanted to do. It wasn't my goal.
People are forever finding something wrong with you.
China once again disgusts the world, portraying the image of a cruel, perverted people devoid of any feelings towards animals.
We have to convince the people of Bucharest, who are dog lovers, to treat dogs like they treat their children and not just let them roam the streets.
In a democracy one must have the right to express oneself and that's what I do, even if it displeases.
Among Muslims, I think there are some who are very good and some hoodlums, like everywhere.
I was just a cheap little starlet hardly acting at all in a very mediocre film.
"If this fame, which people call my lucky break,
were to stop tomorrow, I shouldn't care"
Percentages are why I am rich.
The first time that I came to Cannes, I think it was in 1953, I was 18 and unknown.
Film-making was not at all what I had expected.
Vadim was both my teacher and my husband. I placed myself entirely in his hands.
Peanut butter is pâté for children.
My mother wanted me to be friends only with children she considered socially suitable.
Unfortunately these are not isolated incidents, and the people of Reunion are the first to be horrified by this despicable barbarity which mars the image of their island.
Success is unpredictable and fragile.
We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals?
Nobody has any security in loving me.
Solitude scares me. It makes me think about love, death, and war. I need distraction from anxious, black thoughts.
Romania will not be able to evolve if it continues to take cruel decisions against sensitive creatures, which are under the protection of European law.
Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women.
The page has turned. Cinema is finished for me.
People have already dirtied my name too much.
My private life became public.
― Brigitte Bardot Quotes
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