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 Vogue. But it would be pretentious of me to… — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
Let's face it, fashion was destroyed by HIV. People would just die like flies in the eighties. Then, my brother died of HIV, so I was shaken by it in a way that you cannot imagine. It has sadly been… — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
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… — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
I'm monogamous from time to time, but I prefer polygamy and polyandry. — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
I love English rock music the best and have always been fascinated by The Clash, especially Joe Strummer, their singer. — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
I hoped that, you know, France wouldn't mind about, you know, the wife of their president to having a job. — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
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 the gardener would be the more active role in the situation. Being a garden would be more passive. You've got to be both the one who gets help and the one… — Carla Bruni Copy Share
To me, the most poetic and intelligent way to bring up a subject is by showing very simply who you are and what you… — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
I think it would be shocking for me to pretend not to have any past. And also, it would be a lie. — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
My mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music. — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity. — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
I think the important thing being a wife of a president is to know who you are and find a cause that corresponds to… — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
I thought marriage was something very quiet and very regular and very bourgeois. — Carla Bruni Copy Share Image
