He painted me when I was young because he was in love with me, but now that he has loved me he doesn't paint me anymore. — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
I don't much enjoy travelling, but I have always longed to take a slow train to Russia. I'd like to go alone - like… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
I'd rather live on my own than live with a face that looks at me with the wrong eyes. — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
I use Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream, £12, on my lips, and my arms if they're sunburned. I'm past caring that sunbathing is dangerous. — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
My distinguishing feature is the gap between my teeth. I had to wear a brace because my teeth used to stick out like guns… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
I don't like getting older, but there's nothing I can do. Hitting 60 wasn't great, but I think I was lucky in not being… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
It's usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide. They can tell you all the anecdotes that make a place… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
When I was at school I used to scream in trains, in those concertina things between the carriages. I used to try to be… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
I remember being married to John Barry and trying to be the best wife in the world. — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
There's no fun in a bag if it's not kicked around so that it looks as if the cat's been sitting on it -… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
I can't be the only person in the world to have three different husbands, and yet those relationships are never talked about. — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
Any film I see at two o'clock in afternoon with my mother seems to cast a strange spell that means we both come out… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
