I'm crazy about Israel. It's full of life.

I 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.

Public people are definitely captives. It wasn't really my ambition, but that's what happened. If I could find another word that would be more precise, I'd tell that I'm captive of my need for acknowledgement. People ask me, "Isn't it terrible to be famous?" Not for me! I sort of need it. To be honest, I always enjoyed it. It's as if it gave me some structure. It's as if I needed someone else's eyes to look at myself.

I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.

I find that talking about myself is often the most boring thing in the world. Sixty per cent of interviews I find mechanical.

I must represent France, and I want to be elegant, and I want the French people to be proud of me.

I never think about what people are going think about me.