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124 Brigitte Bardot Quotes That You Will Appreciate

Famous As: French Actress and Singer Known for Her Films: ‘And God Created Woman’ and ‘Viva Maria!’
Born On: September 28, 1934
Born In: Paris, France
Age: 89 Years
Better known as the sex symbol of 1950s and 1960s, Brigitte Bardot or Brigitte Annie Marie Bardot is a French model, singer, actor and an animal rights activist. Brigitte started her acting career in 1952. In 1956, she became a sensation as her movie ‘And God Created Women’ helped her became an international star. Famous French writer, De Beauvoir, was so much impressed with Brigitte that she became a subject of one of her essays, ‘The Lolita Syndrome’ and declared her as the most liberated  women of post-war France. She was nominated for ‘Best Foreign Actress Award’ for her performance in 'Viva Maria!’. At the time of retirement from the entertainment industry in 1970s, she had done 47 movies and several musical shows. She also recorded nearly 60 songs while working in this industry. After her retirement, she became an active animal rights activist and a major opponent of the consumption of horse meat. People today remember Brigitte as the girl who made it up to the cover of ‘Elle’ in 1950. She burst into the stage when the people of France weren’t ready for her. She broke through all the norms of fashion and it spread like wild fire. The fierce lady broke all the stereotypes of her time and shared her insight about life, glamour, fashion and success. We have curated some of her most famous quotes and sayings from her life and films.
A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.

A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.

Brigitte Bardot
I leave before being left. I decide.

I leave before being left. I decide.

Brigitte Bardot
French courts are backward and politically correct, which is the height of stupidity.

French courts are backward and politically correct, which is the height of stupidity.

Brigitte Bardot
I'm not made to be a mother.

I'm not made to be a mother.

Brigitte Bardot
I absolutely loathe luxury. It is the one thing I cannot stand.

I absolutely loathe luxury. It is the one thing I cannot stand.

Brigitte Bardot
I know it's horrible to have to admit that, but I'm not adult enough to take care of a child.

I know it's horrible to have to admit that, but I'm not adult enough to take care of a child.

Brigitte Bardot
I am a native Frenchwoman and proud of it.

I am a native Frenchwoman and proud of it.

Brigitte Bardot
It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.

It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.

Brigitte Bardot
I have to live with both my selves as best I may.

I have to live with both my selves as best I may.

Brigitte Bardot
I left a world in which I was a queen to enter one in which I'm a human being.

I left a world in which I was a queen to enter one in which I'm a human being.

Brigitte Bardot
I don't have the time or the desire to gaze at my navel.

I don't have the time or the desire to gaze at my navel.

Brigitte Bardot
I don't think when I make love.

I don't think when I make love.

Brigitte Bardot
Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women.

Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women.

Brigitte Bardot
Fame had brought me so much unhappiness.

Fame had brought me so much unhappiness.

Brigitte Bardot
I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it.

I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it.

Brigitte Bardot
I am against marriage, and I don't give a fig for society.

I am against marriage, and I don't give a fig for society.

Brigitte Bardot
I have not always loved wisely, but I was young.

I have not always loved wisely, but I was young.

Brigitte Bardot
I have no private life at all. I am a hunted woman. I can't take a step without being questioned and surrounded.

I have no private life at all. I am a hunted woman. I can't take a step without being questioned and surrounded.

Brigitte Bardot
I know what sin is.

I know what sin is.

Brigitte Bardot
It is better to be Unfaithful, than Faithful without wanting to be.

It is better to be Unfaithful, than Faithful without wanting to be.

Brigitte Bardot
Only idiots refuse to change their minds.

Only idiots refuse to change their minds.

Brigitte Bardot
I was just a cheap little starlet hardly acting at all in a very mediocre film.

I was just a cheap little starlet hardly acting at all in a very mediocre film.

Brigitte Bardot
I never do anything by chance.

I never do anything by chance.

Brigitte Bardot
James Stewart was so kind and considerate and had such personal integrity.

James Stewart was so kind and considerate and had such personal integrity.

Brigitte Bardot
My soul is not my own any more. I cannot live like I want to. I am going to give up films.

My soul is not my own any more. I cannot live like I want to. I am going to give up films.

Brigitte Bardot
Vadim was both my teacher and my husband. I placed myself entirely in his hands.

Vadim was both my teacher and my husband. I placed myself entirely in his hands.

Brigitte Bardot
I only want to protect animals from barbarous, cruel, inhuman and backward rituals.

I only want to protect animals from barbarous, cruel, inhuman and backward rituals.

Brigitte Bardot
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.

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.

Brigitte Bardot
I knew I had to be the best at something, otherwise I would be nothing. I knew I wanted the world to know about Brigitte Bardot.

I knew I had to be the best at something, otherwise I would be nothing. I knew I wanted the world to know about Brigitte Bardot.

Brigitte Bardot
People are forever finding something wrong with you.

People are forever finding something wrong with you.

Brigitte Bardot