Everyone needs acknowledgement. When we're kids, we need it from our parents. If you don't get love from your family, you're destroyed inside.
Carla BruniMy mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music.
Carla BruniI think the important thing being a wife of a president is to know who you are and find a cause that corresponds to you. The truth is, it's hard to keep a job in that position. I kept playing music because no one could stop me from playing music at night.
Carla BruniI find that talking about myself is often the most boring thing in the world. Sixty per cent of interviews I find mechanical.
Carla BruniLet's face it, fashion was destroyed by HIV. People would just die like flies in the eighties. Then, my brother died of HIV, so I was shaken by it in a way that you cannot imagine. It has sadly been in my life ever since and affected it for such a long time. It won't let go. To me, it's a fight that's not finished. Of course, there are medicines that help, but half the world has no access to them.
Carla Bruni