Vanessa Chantal Paradis (French pronunciation: [vanɛsa ʃɑ̃tal paʁadi]; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer-songwriter, musician, actress and model.
If you're going to play a character who has a deformed face, you should have a deformed face.
You fall for who the chemistry is with.
Fear can make all of us do the wrong things sometimes.
When I started to record, I could sing in pitch, but that was maybe about it.
We [actors] are so lucky to do jobs that fulfill us and make us happy. We don't go to work thinking okay, we're working to put food in the fridge. We are doing that too, but we're working because we love what we do.
I don't have famous neighbours and if I did, I'd avoid them. I don't live the jet-set.
When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
How many times do I have to repeat this: my childhood was fantastic.
I liked to play dress-up.
I'm super lucky because I come home and I don't have to run errands and clean the house and do all that.
You have work at being a couple.
I just like putting outfits together without much thought and seeing what the outcome is.
I realize how unique my path has been. And I'm thankful for that.
The red carpet is not something I really know how to work. It intimidates me. I feel very tiny.
People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
I could sing in English before I could understand it because I phonetically learned it from the musicals.
Once you're a mom, whether you're kids are next to you or far away from you, you're always a mom.
It amuses me when I'm described as 'chic. '
Life is like the ocean, it goes up and down.
My daughter loves singing above all else.