Iโm 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 canโt, the way they look at someone they want or loveโฆ I love the way people look when they do these things. Itโsโฆ beautiful.
Clemence PoesyMy references, my musical tastes, everything that I like, in fact, comes from the '70s.
Clemence PoesyIโm always so impressed with these actresses with their perfect make-up and hair and sometimes Iโm very aware that Iโm not like that. But I donโt think I can do things any other way. I would be wearing a disguise if I started to apply that stuff.
Clemence PoesyTo me, performing means trying to do the most you can with the partner in front of you, with the story you're telling. There are actors who have carried me, who have brought me elsewhere or with them.
Clemence PoesyActresses 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!
Clemence PoesyParis, hours in the cafรฉ, a certain spirit of rebellion, one side a bit too stubborn, the sea, the true, in Bretagne, the walking in Provence, the taste, the passion for literature, the libraries, the beautiful editions, remaking the world in a set of hours around a table and a bottle of wine. Talking without really saying nothing, just for the pleasure of talking. The museums, the theatres, the elegance, the delicacy, the heritage of the Illustration, a humanistic philosophy. The balance we got between a nordic rigor and a latin savoir-vivre, the insolence and the freedom.
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