I found it very difficult to explain to someone why you did a film. It's not like having a conversation.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Explain, Very, Having, Conversation
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
Okay, Like, Cut, Boots
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
Think, Over, I Think, Being Afraid
Wanting to do it was much more powerful than the fright.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Powerful, More, Wanting, Fright
I was putting all those pressures on myself.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Myself, Putting, Those, Pressures
I hope I'll consider my next part, having learnt from this one.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Next, Part, Having, Learnt
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
Always, My Own, Still, Limits
The English was really my mother, it was never me. Being the daughter of my father, I always felt very French.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Father, Always, Very, French
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, Think, Degrading, Being A Girl
There were always questions about my parents; I got so fed up with that.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Always, Fed, Were, Fed Up
I wasn't getting the responses I hoped for. You can't protect yourself from other judgments.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Other, Getting, Hoped, Judgments
I used to hate being recognised.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Hate, Used, Being, Recognised
The character is close to me, except that I haven't lived through those situations, so it's not completely me.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Character, Me, Through, Situations
I hated seeing myself on screen. I was full of complexes. I hated my face for a very, very long time.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Myself, Very, Very Long Time, Hated
The more sincere I could be, the better it would be for the film.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Better, More, Would, Sincere
I'm desperate to work again. I've often had those periods, but two years was the longest.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Work, Desperate, Longest, Periods
I'm a very shy person towards my intimacy and private life.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Intimacy, Private, Very, Private Life
In France, you're with the crew, and you have lunch with them. It's more like a family.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Lunch, More, Like, France
I thought people would ask me really personal questions because I've shown more of myself, but it's a comedy, and people understand that it's a game we play.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Game, Thought, Play, Shown
Everyone gets the feeling that they know you and they know your life, and I felt really embarrassed by that.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Know, Everyone, Felt, Embarrassed
You don't even need the director's judgement. It's too much.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Need, Even, Too, Judgement
I couldn't do anything else, I enjoy it so much. But I find it tough.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Enjoy, Find, Else, Anything Else
I went on television and I wouldn't say a word; I feel so stupid when I watch them again.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Television, Feel, Again, Stupid
When you love someone, you don't want them to suffer at all.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Love, Want, Someone, Suffer
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