Quotes from Carla Bruni

It's always astounded me to have succeeded at having kids. It's crazy!

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 the first move.

I only judge people in one way. I like them or I don't. But I don't have preconceived ideas.

I think it would be shocking for me to pretend not to have any past. And also, it would be a lie.

I've ended up becoming my mother in some respects, despite my eight years of analysis!

I'm not really a femme fatale.

I hoped that, you know, France wouldn't mind about, you know, the wife of their president to having a job.

My dream life is just to go back to my job full-time. And be with my family. You know, regular dreams, common dreams that everyone has.

I'm crazy about Israel. It's full of life.

When I met Eric Clapton, I was a very young girl. I was 20 years old. And we were linked for a very short time, and then we became friends. And then we lost touch, which I'm really sorry about.

I must represent France, and I want to be elegant, and I want the French people to be proud of me, you know.

Everyone needs acknowledgement. When we're kids, we need it from our parents. If you don't get love from your family, you're destroyed inside.

But I'm very careful with opinions because I never know what the truth is. When I read what the press says about me, I don't really believe what it says about other people.

I find that talking about myself is often the most boring thing in the world. Sixty per cent of interviews I find mechanical.

I must represent France, and I want to be elegant, and I want the French people to be proud of me.

I love English rock music the best and have always been fascinated by The Clash, especially Joe Strummer, their singer.

I like peace and solitude and silence.

My dream life is just to go back to my job full-time. And be with my family. You know, regular dreams, common dreams that everyone has.

I thought marriage was something very quiet and very regular and very bourgeois.

Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity.

I am cursed with computers something always goes wrong.

Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity.

I thought marriage was something very quiet and very regular and very bourgeois.

I can no longer seduce because I love my husband. I don't want to hurt him. I am no longer a man-eater.