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.
Clemence PoesyI 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 PoesyYou have to encourage people not to give in to the temptation to be normal, even if it isn't easy - because when you're young, you really want to belong.
Clemence PoesyI’m not fascinated by people who smile all the time. What I find interesting is the way people look when they are lost in thought, when their face becomes angry or serious, when they bite their lip, the way they glance, the way they look down when they walk, when they are alone and smoking a cigarette, when they smirk, the way they half smile, the way they try and hold back tears, the way when their face says they want to say something but can’t, the way they look at someone they want or love… I love the way people look when they do these things. It’s… beautiful.
Clemence Poesy