Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourgis a British-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon Incest" at the age of twelve, she released an album with her father at the age of fifteen. More than twenty years passed before she released three albums as an adultto commercial and critical success. Gainsbourg has also appeared in many films, including several...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth21 July 1971
CountryFrance
I was very well paid for my age, and I could make choices, decide not to do a film for six months and wait until I'd get the right thing. Which made me quite a coward.
I hated seeing myself on screen. I was full of complexes. I hated my face for a very, very long time.
I still find it hard to push my own limits. I know where my limits are and that I always have to push myself.
I used to hate being recognised.
I was so lucky because I started working very young. And my father was very wealthy and I didn't need to work. I did my films.
Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.
I don't feel I have to share everything.
I thought people would ask me really personal questions because I've shown more of myself, but it's a comedy, and people understand that it's a game we play.
Even moving around onstage seemed very artificial. But at the same time you have to make that effort in order to get back to who you are and even accept not moving, if that's who you are.
It's more than a job. It's very personal, so when you're hurt, you're really hurt inside.
I like to play roles different from myself so I can hide behind them.
You think that being a girl is degrading, but secretly, you'd love to know what it's like, wouldn't you?
There was a scene where we were making love, but in a very trashy way, and it was supposed to be funny but I didn't feel it was funny.
In Franc, you're with the crew, and you have lunch with them. It's more like a family.