ELLE mag, France, 10th August 2012

[jcd]

I think she knows that the separation is hard enough for their children so she decided to stay in the USA where the kiddies have their life with friends and their usual surrounding field. If she would tear them out there then it would be even more stressful for the kids.

Thanks for the translation!

[marinasnape]

In her first interview since her split with Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis is asked about her longtime former partner.

The question triggers a rebuke.

"I don't want to talk about him," she tells the summer edition of French Elle while promoting her latest film, Cornouaille. "Who said that artists should sell their soul, expose everything about themselves? … It's my duty to promote this movie, and my albums, but can you imagine what it feels like to see people making a business out of your pain."

She adds: "What's happened to us is our concern."

But the actress/singer, 39, then opens up just enough to hint about her feelings after ending a 14-year relationship with the 49-year-old star.

"I don't have the recipe for happiness, but I think the engine is simply having the desire," she says. "It's not feeling obliged or forced or repeating yourself."

"I hate, for example, whenever you hear someone say: 'You have work at being a couple,'" she continues. "No, you have to want to be there."

"And for me, I want to be right where I am right now.'"

Paradise says she'll continue to divide her time between the United States and France, and their children, Lily-Rose, 14, and Jack, 10, will attend school in Los Angeles.

"My children are grown now, they are more independent," she says, noting that Lily-Rose is the same age as Paradis when she broke internationally as a pop singer. "My daughter loves singing above all else. Jack, he's a guitarist."

Will they follow in their parents' footsteps?

"I can tell you that if they decide to launch themselves into this kind of career it will be a good thing for music," says, but after hesitating adds, "For my part, although I do not regret what I did, I'd prefer that my daughter takes the time to learn, and, especially, to live her childhood thoroughly."

[Emilie-Jolie]

Much better interview than the Marie Claire one (in my opinion) Thanks so much for all the translations! I'm hoping to find a copy of this in Ireland for my collection

[josette]

where did you read that article marinasnape?

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Aug 13, 2012 0:08:40 GMT 1 Emilie-Jolie said:

Much better interview than the Marie Claire one (in my opinion) Thanks so much for all the translations! I'm hoping to find a copy of this in Ireland for my collection

agree Emilie, I read on vp.net that there's a new interview for harpers bazaar I hope so ;D I love reading her interviews and seeing new covers and photoshoots ;D

[rednev]

^^ Vanessa Paradis: Love is fragile
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Sunday, 12 August 2012

Vanessa Paradis claimed love was "fragile" shortly before confirming her split from Johnny Depp.
The stars announced the end of their 14-year relationship in June, following intense speculation they were on the rocks.
French beauty Vanessa was interviewed for the September issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine just two days before the break-up was confirmed. During the chat, she discussed the difficulties of maintaining a long-term romance.
"Love is the strongest and most fragile thing we have in life," she told the publication.
Vanessa and Johnny have two children, 13-year-old Lily-Rose and Jack, ten.
There were claims the pair did everything possible to try and make the relationship work. However, 39-year-old Vanessa doesn't believe in people ignoring their feelings.
"Nothing is ever for sure, but when something in love doesn't work from the beginning, it's never going to work. Don't push it," she added during the interview.
Vanessa and Johnny recently spent time together with their children at their South of France mansion. They are believed to be "getting along well" in the wake of the split.

Read more: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/vanessa-paradis-love-is-fragile-16196696.html#ixzz23NewC0fO

[justintime]

In my very humble opinion, Vanessa has opened Pandora's box with these "leading", open-ended comments. Intended or not, they create enormous vacuums the tabloids will be only too happy to elaborate upon, or to blatantly fill, with their own wild interpretations of what "surely Vanessa meant."
Her initial comment, "I don't want to talk about him . . . what happened to us is our concern," was crystal clear and demanded nothing further - except on to the next topic. Too bad.

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now I read well the people mag article, they can't even write her name correctly it's just an E but quite a big difference, they also translated very poorly , oh well

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Aug 13, 2012 0:08:40 GMT 1 Emilie-Jolie said:

Much better interview than the Marie Claire one (in my opinion)

Agree!!!

I also agree that she's doing the right thing letting the kids stay in LA with their friends.

Thanks for the articles!

[Lotanx3]

Aug 13, 2012 4:20:07 GMT 1 @kim said:

Aug 13, 2012 0:08:40 GMT 1 Emilie-Jolie said:

Much better interview than the Marie Claire one (in my opinion)

Agree!!!

I also agree that she's doing the right thing letting the kids stay in LA with their friends.

Thanks for the articles!

I agree with you both. Actually, I didn't believe she's taking them out of LA at first anyway. She's not dumb, she knows where the friends of her kids are, and where are their lives right now. And she can't just tell them to start over again in somewhere else.
Kids in their age need their friends' support around all the time, so it's obvious that they'll stay with them.

I also agree, this interview is better.

[pearl]

"Nothing is ever for sure, but when something in love doesn't work from the beginning, it's never going to work. Don't push it," she added during the interview.

From the beginning??? Does that mean there was something wrong for 14 years?

[marinasnape]

Aug 13, 2012 0:18:52 GMT 1 josette said:

where did you read that article marinasnape?

On the site "People.com"

www.people.com/people/article/0,,20620480,00.html

[shellysmom]

The People Magazine article was *their* translation of the French Elle magazine interview. *People magazine did not interview her*

I have already seen other English language stories that have taken the People story and changed it up to make their story. This is going to end up being like the story of Johnny at the Aerosmith concert. Every time it is told it will be worse. I think comments about the People story belong on the rumors page.

This is why celebrity's don't like to answer questions about their personal lives.

[beam]

vanessasaid about johnny :I can't believe any two people love the way that we love. People might think it's easy to love someone like him because he's so gorgeous-looking. But the thing about Johnny is that he's even more gorgeous on the inside. (Source: Dailymail, April 2008)

.and now Her utterance is ridiculous …. she isn’t 20s, she is about 40 and mother .” You have work at being a couple” yes every couple do this. When you live with someone you are couple and you must work together .it's beautiful. At least because of her children she must .I hope these interview did before that they reunite in their home in south of France

[shellysmom]

I have a question for the moderators: can we limit the "news" section to actual interviews with Vanessa? I don't think that a story that is an interpretation of another story is news.

[light]

Just two days before the announcement( interview in harper bazzar) That said, Paradis does have an eye for a specific kind of man. "Well, my type is obviously creative," she says, with a quick smile. "Creative, with burning eyes and a pretty mouth."(I read all)

It’s so terrible . does she want to fix her relationship ? she is a mother and talk like a 20 years old girl.

[farideh]

Aug 13, 2012 13:04:55 GMT 1 pearl said:

"Nothing is ever for sure, but when something in love doesn't work from the beginning, it's never going to work. Don't push it," she added during the interview.

From the beginning??? Does that mean there was something wrong for 14 years?

I also would like to know what she meant by this statement.?

[ludi76]

Aug 13, 2012 13:04:55 GMT 1 pearl said:

"Nothing is ever for sure, but when something in love doesn't work from the beginning, it's never going to work. Don't push it," she added during the interview.

From the beginning??? Does that mean there was something wrong for 14 years?

Yes, I'm surprised too about that quote !
Maybe she did not refer to her couple but in general... maybe the sentence was out of context.

[Lotanx3]

Aug 13, 2012 17:46:24 GMT 1 @light said:

Just two days before the announcement( interview in harper bazzar) That said, Paradis does have an eye for a specific kind of man. "Well, my type is obviously creative," she says, with a quick smile. "Creative, with burning eyes and a pretty mouth."(I read all)

It’s so terrible . does she want to fix her relationship ? she is a mother and talk like a 20 years old girl.

I don't see a problem in her words. So what, if she's a mother that means she can't love anyone else except for her ex anymore?
I don't understand why people get mad at her because of her words. I see no problem in these words, including the part where she said that if something doesn't work from the beginning you just need to let it go. I think we know she didn't mean that her relationship with Johnny was a nightmare since the beginning, I'm sure they had their ups and downs during these 14 years, just like anyone else. I guess they didn't have enough in common to keep this relationship alive.
As long as Vanessa and Johnny are happy, I'm happy for them. They're happy where they are and that's the important part, in my opinion. Why can't they fall in love again, with other people?
Of course, they need to be careful because of their children but they're smart enough and sensitive towards their children, I have no doubt that they love them more than anything else.

Anyway as I said, I see nothing wrong in her words. The fact that she and Johnny broke up and that they have kids doesn't mean she's not allowed to fall in love ever again.

[ludi76]

It's not about Vanessa but a general reflexion I make for myself : how can you want to fall in love again after such a bad experiment, a wonderful and longtime love which ends so badly ?