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All Quotes by author - Clemence Poesy

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

" 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! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I actually don't trust anyone who tells me they don't like New York. "

" 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. "

" I believe you have to make things happen. "

" I constantly make fashion mistakes but I think it's good to take risks. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If I ever get married myself, it'll be in jeans. "

" 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. "

" I just love a girl in a hat. It's really sexy. "

" 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. "

" I knew fashion was going to be part of my job, so I thought I might as well have fun with it. "

" I know London very well. "

" I love fashion, and I've always wanted to do costume design, but I'm in jeans and T-shirts most of the time. "

" I'm always curious about anyone who has enough passion to go onstage and say, 'This is what I'm really passionate about.' It's always worth listening to. "

" 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. "

" I'm never anywhere for more than three weeks. "

" I never hire a stylist. "

" 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! "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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