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There is a song of Gainsbourg that Jane Birkin sang, and the words are beautiful in French. It says, “Le jeu et les moi.” It’s impossible to translate, because it has a very nice sound.

Agnes Varda

I see all these students, and I admire them – they’re trying to learn something, they go to school, they do film school, they go on shoots, they help.
AGNES VARDA

Admire Help Learn School Shoot Something Student Trying Wish
The tool of every self-portrait is the mirror. You see yourself in it. Turn it the other way, and you see the world .
AGNES VARDA

Mirror Portrait See Self You Yourself
You can buy a good pasta but when you cook it yourself it has another feeling.
AGNES VARDA

Another Buy Cook Feeling Good Pasta
I’m not nostalgic. My memories are back here in my mind.
AGNES VARDA

Back Memories Memory Mind Nostalgic
Humor is such a strong weapon, such a strong answer.
AGNES VARDA

Answer Humor Strong Such Thinking Weapon
The mirror is the tool of the one who wants to do a self-portrait. And if you want to make a photo you need a mirror.
AGNES VARDA

Make Mirror Need One Photo Portrait Self Tool
I’m not interested in seeing a film just made by a woman – not unless she is looking for new images.
AGNES VARDA

Film Ghouls Image Interested Looking Made Unless Woman
This is all you need in life: a computer, a camera, and a cat.
AGNES VARDA

All Camera Cat Computer Need
My grandson says I’m punk.
AGNES VARDA

Call Grandson Nickname Punk
I did not think that woman would be restrained. I never saw that, especially not in filmmaking, where you don’t have to be strong.
AGNES VARDA

Especially Filmmaking Saw Strong Woman
I need images, I need representation which deals in other means than reality. We have to use reality but get out of it. That’s what I try to do all the time.
AGNES VARDA

Deal Image Mean Need Reality Representation Time Use
Good cinema is good cinema. It makes you feel like you need to work.
AGNES VARDA

Cinema Essential Feel Good Job Need Work Yesterday
I’d been educated stupidly, I knew nothing about nothing, that’s part of being shy.
AGNES VARDA

Educated Nothing Part Shy Stupidity
When I did the first edit of Les plages, it was very dry and very square in a way. I was just saying the minimum. I said, Well, if this is the minimum, I don’t make it. So I tried to make it more refined.
AGNES VARDA

Dry Edit Les Make Minimum More Plage Refined Saying Square Use Way Well
I think people should be different. I love people who don’t go by the rule that you have to be careful because you’re old, you have to do this and that, you have to eat this and that.
AGNES VARDA

Care Careful Different People Think Thinking
It’s interesting work for me to tell my life, as a possibility for other people to relate it to themselves – not so much to learn about me.
AGNES VARDA

Interesting Life People Possibility Relate Tell Themselves

There is a song of Gainsbourg that Jane Birkin sang, and the words are beautiful in French. It says, “Le jeu et les moi.” It’s impossible to translate, because it has a very nice sound.

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There is a song of Gainsbourg that Jane Birkin sang, and the words are beautiful in French. It says, “Le jeu et les moi.” It’s impossible to translate, because it has a very nice sound.

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