Clemence Poesy famous quotes

I’m not fascinated by people who smile all the time. What I find interesting is the way people look when they are lost in thought, when their face becomes angry or serious, when they bite their lip, the way they glance, the way they look down when they walk, when they are alone and smoking a cigarette, when they smirk, the way they half smile, the way they try and hold back tears, the way when their face says they want to say something but can’t, the way they look at someone they want or love… I love the way people look when they do these things. It’s… beautiful.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Beautiful #People #Interesting

I think what is interesting in life is all the cracks and all the flaws and all the moments that are not perfect.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Thinking #Perfect #Interesting

I don't know if I see myself as an actress for the rest of my life.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Actresses

The more you live, the better an actor you are, but maybe I'd like to do something else on the side. Something to pay the bills as well.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Actors #Pay #Bills

I feel so lucky that I live in a society that lets women be. I think that's the one of the biggest fights to keep having, is to fight for women to have the right to live their life the way they want to live it.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Fighting #Thinking #Lucky

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.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Long #Really Cool #Periods

There is no moment where you can rest and think: 'Wonderful, I have that job now. I'm going to spend five years here.' There's a constant judgment on your work that's very strongly related to what you are.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Jobs #Thinking #Years

To embody a character, you have to lose all judgment about them.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Character #Judgment

I used to spend hours at night, downstairs, in front of the only full-length mirror in the house, standing on the table working out what I would wear to school the next day.
-- Clemence Poesy

#School #Night #Mirrors

I've always felt lucky because my parents included my sister and I in their cultural life.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Parent #Lucky #My Sister

I've often been told that I'm a bit strange. I hear that pretty regularly, but it is not how I see myself.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Strange

I am interested in costume. Clothes in your daily life are important: your choices say something about you, even if what they're saying is about non-choice. And what you wear in a film is crucial.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Clothes #Choices #Important

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.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Thinking #People #Important

When it comes to fame, I am in a very convenient position. I live a very normal life.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Normal #Fame #Normal Life

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!
-- Clemence Poesy

#Real #Hair #Teeth

I'm never anywhere for more than three weeks.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Three #Week

I think denim is something everyone feels comfortable in. It's kind of my uniform, really.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Thinking #Denim #Uniforms

I’ve often been told that I’m a bit strange. I hear that pretty regularly, but it is not how I see myself. I feel like I’m extremely normal. I do have a bizarre face that’s a bit out of proportion. I guess that’s why some people see me as strange.
-- Clemence Poesy

#People #Faces #Normal

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.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Thinking #Perfect #Trying

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.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Thinking #Hair #Perfect

If I ever get married myself, it’ll be in jeans.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Jeans #Married

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.
-- Clemence Poesy

#People #Looks #Want

A film is a great deal about what you see, and the silhouette of a character tells you a lot. I'd love to go into film costume.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Character #Silhouettes #Costumes

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.
-- Clemence Poesy

#New York #Home #Paris

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.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Hands #Jeans #Long

I think it is important to pass on the message to young people who are going through a difficult time with friends that it will pass.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Thinking #People #Important

I believe you have to make things happen.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Believe #I Believe #Things Happen

I actually don't trust anyone who tells me they don't like New York.
-- Clemence Poesy

#New York

There are very few actresses who can grow old and still get exciting parts I think it's very important for me to have wider horizons, rather than just waiting for calls.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Thinking #Waiting #Important

Acting makes you look at life and try to understand it in a beautiful way.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Beautiful #Trying #Acting

I constantly make fashion mistakes but I think it's good to take risks.
-- Clemence Poesy

#Fashion #Mistake #Thinking