Carla Bruni

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.

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

I don't like to get in front of people.

The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis.

I just had an idea that went right over my head.