Jane Birkin

I don't much enjoy travelling, but I have always longed to take a slow train to Russia. I'd like to go alone…

— Jane Birkin

Keep smiling - it takes 10 years off!

— Jane Birkin

I'd rather live on my own than live with a face that looks at me with the wrong eyes.

— Jane Birkin

I use Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream, £12, on my lips, and my arms if they're sunburned. I'm past caring that sunbathing…

— Jane Birkin

My distinguishing feature is the gap between my teeth. I had to wear a brace because my teeth used to stick out…

— Jane Birkin

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…

— Jane Birkin

It's usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide. They can tell you all the anecdotes that make…

— Jane Birkin

When I was at school I used to scream in trains, in those concertina things between the carriages. I used to try…

— Jane Birkin

I remember being married to John Barry and trying to be the best wife in the world.

— Jane Birkin

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…

— Jane Birkin

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

Any film I see at two o'clock in afternoon with my mother seems to cast a strange spell that means we both…

— Jane Birkin

A Birkin bag is a very good rain hat; just put everything else in a plastic bag.

— Jane Birkin

When you start recognising that you're having fun, life can be delightful.

— Jane Birkin

I love Dickens because it makes me chuckle to myself so. He has taken me to another world and out of so…

— Jane Birkin

David Attenborough... has that wonderful, breathy voice, and he's always so fascinated by what he's seeing. There's nothing about him that I…

— Jane Birkin

He painted me when I was young because he was in love with me, but now that he has loved me he…

— Jane Birkin

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…

— Jane Birkin

One of the things I've discovered, thanks to the Japanese, is that you should enjoy yourself. In the old days, I used…

— Jane Birkin

I think it's always good to read local authors or relevant books. In Egypt, I studied hieroglyphics and read everything about the…

— Jane Birkin

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

— Jane Birkin

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

— Jane Birkin

I feel most comfortable in an old pair of jeans, Converse, and a man's jersey. My best friend cuts my hair with…

— Jane Birkin

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

— Jane Birkin

Without my specs on, I think I look really great; then I put them on, and I scream. But at 62, I…

— Jane Birkin