I only judge people in one way. I like them or I don't. But I don't have preconceived ideas..

Love lasts a long time but burning desire lasts two to three weeks..

I do think it's smart to see a marriage as "a garden and a gardener who constantly swap roles." You really have to switch from one to another. Being ….

I can no longer seduce because I love my husband. I don’t want to hurt him. I am no longer a man-eater..

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

My dream life is just to go back to my job full-time. And be with my family. You know, regular dreams, common dreams that everyone has..

I realized that women are still not seen as equal to men. We had a big wave of feminism just before my generation was born. We're still sitting on th….

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

I hoped that, you know, France wouldn't mind about, you know, the wife of their president to having a job..

I like peace and solitude and silence..

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

I care about writing music and playing my music..

I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong..

When I was having my hair and make-up done backstage at a fashion show, I would sneak in a copy of Dostoevsky and read it inside a copy of Elle or Vo….

Feminism is just like HIV awareness: It's not something we don't need anymore, it's something that is just as important as it was a few decades ago. ….

I love English rock music the best and have always been fascinated by The Clash, especially Joe Strummer, their singer..

I'm not really a femme fatale..

I want a man with nuclear power..

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 k….

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 precis….

In reality, I don't see myself as a man hunter. In fact, when it comes to love, I am rarely the one to make the first move..