Top 22 Clemence Poesy Quotes

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’ve been wearing jeans all my life. I remember my first denim as a kid because my mum used to buy me OshKosh overalls.

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

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!

When it comes to photo shoots, there was a clear moment for me when I thought, ‘I’m going to have to enjoy this because it’s going to be a part of what I do.’

I’m never anywhere for more than three weeks.

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