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 VARDAIt’s nice to think that we have in ourselves the energy. It’s somewhere, but it’s sleeping sometimes. I try to wake it up when I need it.
More Agnes Varda Quotes
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It’s a way of living, sharing things with people who work with me, and they seem to enjoy it.
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My grandson says I’m punk.
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We got along very well without trying to make me look like I’m what I’m not.
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The boundaries between contemporary art and cinema are so rigid. It’s unbelievable.
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It’s a way of living, cinema. And I see my family, I do this and that, I travel. It’s a long process to let it happen.
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I don’t watch my own films. There is little time; I’d rather see another film.
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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.
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I was free always. I could work without the money, to film this and that. But this is another point, because now I’m alone, and I can just use it when I want.
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I’m not nostalgic. My memories are back here in my mind.
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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.
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Humor is such a strong weapon, such a strong answer. Women have to make jokes about themselves, laugh about themselves, because they have nothing to lose.
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I should say nothing! I’m through with it! I hate to repeat myself all the time.
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I’ve always been like this – trying to find adventure where it’s still in its first élan – the first spring.
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I’m not interested in seeing a film just made by a woman – not unless she is looking for new images.
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I quit seeing some people who were saying bad things about women; I don’t even want to meet them or see them.
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