71 Quotes by Jane Birkin

I only like boutiques.

I understand the joy of having a female actress like Charlotte [Gainsbourg] and watching her give everything, and be able to capture it.

I don't know why people keep banging on about the '60s. I was very conventional because I came from a conventional family and I didn't go off with different people - I rather wish I had now, seeing all the fun everyone else was having

People always like things that seem exotic.

I loved having a crew. I loved being the person who woke at six in the morning and knew where to put the camera. I loved watching the actresses cry, and to know that if you were clever and didn't do too many rehearsals, that it just came that way.

I didn't really think of myself as being a muse.

Everything I wear doesnt put me in the league of women. If I were a boy, I could look a lot prettier than a lot of boys I know.

When I made mistakes, people used to laugh. I could have learnt better, but I've always liked to make people laugh.

My look is a cocktail. I'm not as nicely turned out as the french, but I don't care like the English.