Top 70 Eva Green Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I am a dreamer. Seriously, I’m living on another planet.”

— Eva Green

2. “I love Ireland. I feel very at peace there. It’s just magical and beautiful.”

— Eva Green

3. “Life’s too short to wear high heels.”

— Eva Green

4. “I hardly ever go to parties. If I really have to, I’ll go, but I’m not the most open person, which is sometimes not the best quality.”

— Eva Green

5. “I want to travel. Maybe I’ll end up living in Norway, making cakes.”

— Eva Green

6. “I don’t like flirting, and when I love someone, I always give everything, maybe too much. And then you have to work at it all the time. I mean, the first months are always great, but afterwards it becomes hard work. It’s not as passionate and crazy.”

— Eva Green

7. “To help people in the third world get educated and learn how to read and write is so important. I mean it is such an important human right.”

— Eva Green

8. “For me, acting is like a therapy. I can express myself fully when I am acting and have blood in my veins. Even when I’m not working, I’m always living in my own world, imagining characters.”

— Eva Green

9. “My father has always written with Mont Blanc pens. It’s very chic and elegant and classic.”

— Eva Green

10. “I’m not into social media. I’m like from another century.”

— Eva Green

11. “Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.”

— Eva Green

12. “I’m not really keen on men wearing perfumes. It’s just a bit wrong! I don’t find it sexy. I prefer essential oils – patchouli is nice.”

— Eva Green

13. “I need to fall in love with someone. Sorry – I mean fall in love with something. I need to wake myself up.”

— Eva Green

14. “My father is Swedish and my mother is French.”

— Eva Green

15. “Lots of shy people dress a bit too much. It’s just kind of an armour. People say the same thing about me.”

— Eva Green

16. “I’ll need my whole lifetime to polish my craft.”

— Eva Green

17. “People think I’m so strong, but I’m very shy.”

— Eva Green

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18. “That is really the freedom that allows you to create something that is exciting because who knows what’s true?”

— Eva Green

19. “A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school.”

— Eva Green

20. “I have Algerian, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish blood: I feel like a citizen of the world. Life and cinema don’t have borders.”

— Eva Green

21. “I don’t believe in awards. It’s very good for the ego, I suppose.”

— Eva Green

22. “You always feel quite vulnerable when you’re naked on a set. You feel quite silly, actually. And with the green screen around you, it’s not that sexy. But, it looks stunning. It’s art. It’s not vulgar. It’s not indecent. It’s not realistic. It’s beautiful, I think.”

— Eva Green

23. “I’m a dark blonde, yes. I dyed my hair blue, then black, when I was 14. I thought the colour was more flattering and matched my skin tone. I don’t think I’d ever change back unless it was for a film.”

— Eva Green

24. “I don’t wear base, as I don’t like to cover up my freckles, but I couldn’t live without YSL Touche Eclat for hiding my under-eye circles. I love the smoky-eye look, so I use Dior’s 5-Colour Eyeshadow in Night Dust and lashings of mascara. I finish with a dash of bronzer for a healthy glow.”

— Eva Green

25. “I feel sick if I have to do something for the money. I can’t breathe. I’m not proud of myself.”

— Eva Green

26. “Nipples aren’t killing children. They should be more concerned about the wars that are happening. There’s so much violence in the world. There are so many legitimate things to be upset about besides nipples.”

— Eva Green

27. “I wear no makeup in real life. I’m very simple. That may be why I go over the top for the red carpet. But otherwise, I’m very plain. I should make more of an effort, actually.”

— Eva Green

28. “In this business actors who have Botox or surgery make you very aware of age. It’s awful.”

— Eva Green

29. “It’s true that I’m drawn to unusual stories. Normal roles don’t really attract me.”

— Eva Green

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30. “French sounds flat. In English, you can play with pitch.”

— Eva Green

31. “I was very, very nervous about the naked scenes. I’m very shy and reserved. But it was Bertolucci and I have seen Last Tango. It’s not pornographic. He’s a master of eroticism. I stopped being self-conscious. You have to forget everything.”

— Eva Green

32. “The worst is when men try too hard, because it’s not very masculine. Your outfit has to look like ‘Oh, I just grabbed that.’ Not too calculated. Jeans, a t-shirt: the simpler the better.”

— Eva Green

33. “When people say ‘You’re so beautiful’ it makes me want to kill myself! As an actress you want to be seen for what you do, for the characters you can play, otherwise I’d be a model.”

— Eva Green

34. “For me, working out is nothing to do with looks. It’s to let it all out – the stress, the self-consciousness – you think less; it makes you more centred.”

— Eva Green

35. “Traditional British desserts with lots of custard are my biggest weakness – I particularly love the puds at St. John restaurant in East London.”

— Eva Green

36. “I didn’t want to do ‘Casino Royale’ when they told me to audition. I said no. Then they sent me the script, and I thought it was actually very interesting – and I had no other work at the time.”

— Eva Green

37. “I have my own style and don’t really follow fashion, but I like leggings. They’re easy to wear and can go with anything.”

— Eva Green

38. “I was born in Paris, and it’s a beautiful place, but London feels like home. I like the village feeling, I like running in the parks – even the food isn’t as bad as it used to be.”

— Eva Green

39. “I’m very low-maintenance when it comes to my beauty routine.”

— Eva Green

40. “I’m French, so I’m quite lazy about exercising, and I smoke. But I do love going for a run in the morning with my dog. That’s all.”

— Eva Green

41. “My mother did movies from the New Wave, but I was quite shocked I didn’t know much about that period. Bernado showed us film of the demonstrations of the time.”

— Eva Green

42. “I struggle to watch myself in any scene, to be honest. What’s done is done. I wish I was able to watch myself, as it would really help me develop as an actor. But I’m not brave enough. It’s a difficult thing to do – looking at yourself as this utterly different person on a screen.”

— Eva Green

43. “I’m worried because of my mother, she’s going to see my performance and she’s quite hard. She’s going to see me naked. And my Dad, woah. Yeah, they’re going to see me like a woman, you know?”

— Eva Green

44. “I hope I will not be typecast as a Bond girl for the rest of my life. I’m very proud of being a part of the Bond family, but I don’t want to be the sexy girl forever. I’m not meaning to complain, but I just want to be taken seriously.”

— Eva Green

45. “I like style. For Dior, I did more of a collaboration shoot, not just a single image – so there was more to it. It’s a very prestigious brand. I like their style and feel like their style is mine.”

— Eva Green

46. “I give everything to my work, and I like complex roles, characters that aren’t obvious. I’ve been very lucky so far, and I’m dreaming of working with directors like Jane Campion, Susanne Bier and the Dardennes. But the gods will decide.”

— Eva Green

47. “Towards the end of ‘Dark Shadows,’ the sets are cracking and bleeding, but so is Angelique. The fact that she breaks apart physically as well as mentally lends an added dimension, and I just loved playing that.”

— Eva Green

48. “In Los Angeles, I feel like the ugly duckling, like I’m from Venus or something.”

— Eva Green

49. “Oh, yeah, I like a high neck. And I like naked backs. It seems very sexy. Red carpets are about being a bit theatrical – having fun rather than being too safe. You have to be brave. Fashion is fun.”

— Eva Green

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50. “I don’t watch anything I’m in. Not even on set. I won’t go over to the monitor to watch what we’ve just shot. It’s too terrible. I think I’m just very self-conscious.”

— Eva Green