Clemence Poesy Quotes
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For me, it's about not being too aware of what you look like because if you are, you're trying too hard and I don't think that actually makes you look good... I've known from very early on that I don't look perfect.
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In the '80s, I was the only one who didn't watch the shows about teenagers. I had to go over to friends' houses to see them. I still don't have a TV!
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I wanted to draw and do costumes. I was prepared to train for that, but I needed something to do on my time off from high school, so I called an agent without telling anyone and started working with her.
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Acting makes you look at life and try to understand it in a beautiful way.
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Paris is where my family are, but it's not really home now because I have dear friends in London and dear friends in New York.
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I knew fashion was going to be part of my job, so I thought I might as well have fun with it.
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I'm always so impressed with these actresses with their perfect make up and hair and sometimes I'm very aware that I'm not like that. But I don't think I can do things any other way. I would be wearing a disguise if I started to apply that stuff.
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I think the people we meet in life and the loves of our lives are very, very important in what we become, like change us - when it's right, probably change us for the best.
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I just love a girl in a hat. It's really sexy.
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I believe you have to make things happen.
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I didn't want people to decide what I was going to wear and what I was going to look like and how I should behave.
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I love fashion, and I've always wanted to do costume design, but I'm in jeans and T-shirts most of the time.
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I don't know if I see myself as an actress for the rest of my life.
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I constantly make fashion mistakes but I think it's good to take risks.
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I had a grungy period and looked like a tramp for a very long time - my mum really hated it! I destroyed her entire '70s wardrobe by putting studs into everything - I thought I was really cool. But it's good to experiment - I even had dreadlocks at one point.
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To embody a character, you have to lose all judgment about them.
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If I ever get married myself, it'll be in jeans.
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I've been wearing jeans all my life. I remember my first denim as a kid because my mum used to buy me OshKosh overalls.
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I think what is interesting in life is all the cracks and all the flaws and all the moments that are not perfect.
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I've always felt lucky because my parents included my sister and I in their cultural life.
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When it comes to fame, I am in a very convenient position. I live a very normal life.
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I just wear jeans, big motorcycle boots and T-shirts that are way too big for me. I like anything that has lived a little bit, that has traces of life on it. Knitwear that's a tiny bit too long because you've pulled it with your hands, or jeans that are starting to get holes.
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I actually don't trust anyone who tells me they don't like New York.
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Actresses are so spoilt - we have someone who does our hair for us on set, so we don't know how to do it ourselves in real life. I know how to wash my hair and brush my teeth, but that's about it!