Sophie Marceau Quotes

I think at a certain point actors need to start taking responsibility for the kinds of stories they want to tell.

Just because I publish pornography does not mean that I am not concerned about the social ills that all of us are

The technologies that raise the fewest ethical problems are those that work on a human scale, brightening the lives of individual people.

Photography is, by its nature, exploitative. It's whether you use this process with a sense of responsibility or not. I feel that I do so. My conscience is clear.

I am an ambitious person, but I am not ambitious in the sense that I want jobs only for the sake of them... I am here to do things I think are worthwhile. I am always careful that the political positions I take are consistent with good policy. I would not want to be prime minister of Australia at any price.

I don't want to do anything that violates my own personal code of ethics and morals.

Younger scientists are extremely sensitive to the moral implications of all they do.

If you've ever liked an artist or someone who then does something or is accused of something extremely corrupt, and your moral conscience won't allow you to accept that artist, the truth is then that creates a void in your life. Because then something you loved was taken from you.

My skills were acquired not only in a cloistered academic environment but also in a commercial jungle … Although our culture approves and even honors these practices, to me they were always abhorrent. Hence, I looked forward to the time when I could use these skills not for myself but for socially constructive ends.

My conscience won't allow me to do films I thought were bad but were going to make money.

I don't want to associate my social work with Infosys, money, etc.

I get frustrated with films that entertain me but ultimately dodge a moral question about how you should try and live.

I have been talking about social issues on YouTube for a long time now. I think it's very important in terms of being able to reach people around the world and people who have never been exposed to certain topics or are maybe misinformed about certain things.

The more socially conscious you are, the better the work you make.

Money is very important to me, but its source is important too. As of now, I can say that I will never ever do films that demands me to sell my craft.

My world. My rules. I would command everyone to do so many things! Be kind. Oh, I would command everyone to stop buying tabloids!

Today enormous effort goes into convincing the American public that we're just consumers of media manipulation and sound-bites and spin doctors. That we care only about ourselves, money, and stuff. That acting out of passion and conviction doesn't make a difference. But all history shows that it does.

I can't make a film that I don't feel comfortable with.

People in Hollywood are not showmen, they're maintenance men, pandering to what they think their audiences want.

Real morality is possible when the sanctions for morality are also tangible and real. Therefore, atheism shifts the basis of morality from faith in god to obligations of social living. Moral conduct is not a passport to heaven; it is social necessity.

Giving back has to do with the way I was brought up and the fact that I've traveled widely and seen terrible situations in the world. To sleep well at night, those of us who are in a position to help must address these situations. I'd get far greater satisfaction out of, say, walking into a hospital I'd built in South Africa than I would by sitting on a beach. I'm fortunate enough to be in a position to make a difference, and I don't want to waste that. I suspect I was also lucky to have parents who drove me from a young age.

Diamonds are supposed to be a girl's best friend but it's impossible to know for sure where they have come from so I find it is safer just to avoid them altogether.

Mostly, as I said, a desire to do a bit of good, and the quaint notion that this is what we signed up for, this is the business that we have chosen.

Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty.

When money enters in - then, for a price, I become a liar - and a good one I can be whether with pencil or subtle lighting or viewpoint. I hate it all, but so do I support not only my family, but my own work.