"WHO ARE YOU, ANNA KARINA?" "WITH EXCERPTS FROM A WOMAN IS A WOMAN," "VIVRE SA VIE AND ANNA." "I always wanted to leave my country and go somewhere else." "I always wanted to come to France." "So, one day when I was 17, I left." "There I was in Paris." "Since I was a bit naive, everyone seemed beautiful and fabulous." "I couldn't tell cruelty from kindness." "For me, people were the way they were." "You just worked with them or talked with them." "Obviously, it was a big shock." "Suddenly in the big city, having to fend for yourself," "do something, earn a living, speak to people, understand " "In short, be yourself." "I grew up in the country." "It was much easier for me." "Then I discovered a huge city where everyone is making their own way." "Suddenly I had to fend for myself like a grown-up, like everyone else." "Earn a living, eat every day." "I began by modeling." "I was lucky, because in a cafe, a young woman named Catherine Harle asked me to pose for some pictures." "We saw this girl who was really dirty, like today's beatniks, in an old man's raincoat and worn-out shoes, but she had these amazing eyes that devoured everyone around her." "For once, we leapt on her." "Actually, she drew us in." "She was like a deaf-and-dumb child excited to be noticed." "We couldn't explain anything to her." "The style was really new, very young." "The girls who showed her poses were former professional models." "She tried to copy them, but it was her eyes, wide open to a new world, that made the pictures great." "What's she carrying?" "That's her famous lucky bag, full of things that connect her to her childhood." "She wouldn't let go of it." "After just a year, she no longer wanted to model." "She wanted to act." "Over dinner at her place, all she wanted to talk about was the recording of La Fontaine's Fables." "Too fast, but almost." " Too much, but almost." " Story of my life." "The only thing that interested me - because I didn't like modeling - was earning money." "One day, I was asked to do something." "I can't tell you what - I'm not allowed to plug anything." "The following week, I was asked to model for their competitors." "So I did the same thing for them." "So they were both mad at me, because while one ad would be running in one theater, across the street would be the same thing, but for another brand." "Of course, everyone was mad at me." "They called to say, "Miss Karina, you'll never be hired again."" "I said, "Fine with me." "I never want to do it again anyway."" "Three or four." "Don't touch, kid." "Third lesson." "I'm not very good." "No!" "It was good." "But now I can't prove it." "I'll start over." "It's natural." "You have to work to get results." "You have to learn." "Right?" "Hanne Karin Bayer." "Birthplace:" "Copenhagen." "Astrological sign:" "Cusp of Virgo and Libra." " True." " True?" "Are you more Virgo or Libra?" "Libra." "Of course." " Height: 5'7"?" " Yes." " Weight: 115 pounds?" " Around that." " Not anymore." "You've lost weight." " No, I've gained!" "Hair:" "Dark brown." "True." "No, light brown." "Eyes:" "Blue." " It depends." " They change?" "Sometimes they're green." "Light-colored." "Grey." "Distinguishing characteristics:" "Large mouth." "Address:" "Latin Quarter." "Is that right?" " Yes." "For your fans, where " "Country house:" "None yet." "Use mine." "Private life." "Marital status." "Education." "Languages:" "French, English, Danish, Swedish, Italian." "Italian..." "Since Garbo, a few actresses have kept that mystery, kept their personality." "Anna has a lot of personality." "No, don't worry." "It's true." "There's a mystery about her." "She's like a plant." "She moves." "She loves life." "She's alive." "Look at her eyes, her mouth." "They're always in movement." "She's studied dance." "She knows how to move, how to walk." "It's very important." "She's really something, isn't she?" "They'll think he's my fiance." " Talk about Marlene." " Marlene Dietrich?" "She's wonderful." "Very moving." "It's about being human." "It's beautiful." "It's touching." "It's fantastic." "It's acting." "It's acting and reality at the same time." "We always end up resembling the characters we play." "Or the characters end up resembling us." "That happens too." "What?" "I don't like standing still." "It always surprises me... to be in this situation, because after all, I interpret a role." "I don't have a gift for making up lines, just like that." "I don't know what to tell you." "I don't say, "I want to do this or that."" "I think we have certain ideas about ourselves." "We think, "If I do this, it'd be great for me."" "I believe directors or someone who sees you differently " "I don't think we see ourselves clearly." "Others see us more clearly." "I think we have to let " "When acting, we have to let someone else make the choices." "I don't think we can make them ourselves." "I'm speaking for myself." "As far as Jean-Luc is concerned," "I think it was a very important period for me." "Not only on a professional level, but on a personal level too, because he taught me..." "just about everything." "Well, what little I know." "I don't think it's over with Jean-Luc, because for all the people who enjoyed the films we made together, something still remains." "Besides, I've worked with other directors than Jean-Luc Godard." "Many others." "I made five films with him, and I've made 17 films." "Personally, I really love his films." "I think they're the best." "Because I'd like to be in a musical comedy starring Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly." "Choreography... by Bob Fosse." "Michele Arnaud, you chose Anna for the difficult task of carrying a musical." "Why?" "Is she so unique?" "Yes, she's unique." "Firstly, because she's an artist, which is not all that common." "I don't know if she's an actress." "I'm not worried about that." "I don't have anything against actresses, but it's important to first be an artist." "Secondly, she's a human being - an overused term these days, I know." "But she's a human being and a very pretty girl, and she has an incredible professional ethic." "She works hard." "She worked to learn to sing and dance." "She'd dance for hours." "Now she can do it all." " She doesn't sing like everyone else." " No." "She's got her own personality." "And what is that, exactly?" "She's got vocal abilities, which is rare." "And lots of other things." " Like what?" "A sense of humor, which is rare." "Sensuality." "She has a wide range of abilities, and that's not bad." "You've done things for her you've never done for anyone else." "Twelve songs." "I'm an ornery cuss." "If I wrote 12 songs, I was hooked."