Quotes by Charlotte Gainsbourg

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Success

Wanting to do it was much more powerful than the fright.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

Girls can wear jeans, cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots, 'cause it's okay to be a boy, but for a boy to look like a girl is degrading.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

It's more than a job. It's very personal, so when you're hurt, you're really hurt inside.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

You think that being a girl is degrading, but secretly, you'd love to know what it's like, wouldn't you?

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Love

I still find it hard to push my own limits. I know where my limits are and that I always have to push myself.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

When you love someone, you don't want them to suffer at all.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Love

I hated seeing myself on screen. I was full of complexes. I hated my face for a very, very long time.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

I found it very difficult to explain to someone why you did a film. It's not like having a conversation.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

The English was really my mother, it was never me. Being the daughter of my father, I always felt very French.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

The more sincere I could be, the better it would be for the film.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

The more you turn down things, the more difficult it becomes to feel that the next one will be right.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

There were always questions about my parents; I got so fed up with that.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

You don't even need the director's judgement. It's too much.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

Everyone gets the feeling that they know you and they know your life, and I felt really embarrassed by that.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Life

I hope I'll consider my next part, having learnt from this one.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Education

I'm a very shy person towards my intimacy and private life.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Life

At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Success

I couldn't do anything else, I enjoy it so much. But I find it tough.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Happiness

I used to hate being recognised.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

I was putting all those pressures on myself.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

I wasn't getting the responses I hoped for. You can't protect yourself from other judgments.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Hope

I went on television and I wouldn't say a word; I feel so stupid when I watch them again.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Wisdom

I'm desperate to work again. I've often had those periods, but two years was the longest.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Success