Lou Doillon (born 4 September 1982) is a French model, singer, and actress. Her father is director Jacques Doillon and her mother is British actress and singer Jane Birkin. Read full biography of Lou Doillon →
I hate short hair on men - the 'real' man is something I don't know. My dad was always playing with hairbands, making rings, while the... →
I picked up the guitar very late, in a very pagan way - I didn't know how to play, but I knew I had to. I drew and I had a diary, but it... →
I'm in my father's car at age 9 or 10 crying to Leonard Cohen's 'Famous Blue Raincoat,' thinking that you could write nearly a... →
Luckily, I was raised by a kind of gypsy family, which is why I always get along better with people who worked in circuses than with kids of other... →
I'm a very compulsive person, so I spend most of my time drawing or writing my diary, patching things up and carving bits of wood - I've... →
My mission is to get on the stage and say, 'Listen, I'm a woman, I'm free, I'm a mother, I'm a lover, I'm a friend; I'm... →
My mother is old-fashioned; she raised us like girls from a 19th-century book. My sisters and I are known for being the most polite girls in France.... →
Singing is the rawest thing. Having been naked in films or naked in photo shoots, it's nothing compared to singing. It's absolute nakedness.... →
The English and Japanese are the most inventive dressers in the world, but French girls are the most beautiful. I am still always amazed by the style... →
The silhouette is the most important thing in clothes. Every French girl knows that. High-waisted trousers give you long legs and a pretty bum which... →
There was this really rock n' roll guy who was very obviously dragged to my concert by his girlfriend. He had tattoos all over, and he was... →
I like costumes. I am always dressing up - I'm very English like that.
I think I was pretty much hated in France. The French press ignored me. There was a movement when the children of celebrities faced strong animosity.