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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. "

Clemence Poesy

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" I never hire a stylist. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

Clemence Poesy

Jeans

My Life

" 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. "

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

" I know London very well. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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! "

Clemence Poesy

Teenagers

Friends

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

" 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. "

" 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! "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" To embody a character, you have to lose all judgment about them. "

" 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. "

" 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

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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. "

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