(Translation by phileasfog24. Thank you!) Her skin has the colour of golden toffee, she has a singing voice, a caring and generous look. And the biceps of a "bulgarian weightlifter": "that is called 5 years and 2 years in my arms, Lily-Rose and Jack! People tell me: you're doing so much exercice! Not at all. They are always in my arms." She says "yes, yes" with a soft voice when she is asked questions about her happiness. Yes, she is so happy with her "amoureux", yes, she is crazy about her children, yes, they have changed her a lot. "They change all the priorities of one's life. They change our egotism and make us better persons. We know why we get up in the morning, why we work. They changed the themes of my songs and the choice of my films! There are things I would not do again today." Like working too much? "I have not retired but I am no longer a workaholic, maybe because I was like that before. There are periods where I live in a bubble. When there are babies, for instance. We watch them sleep for hours, we are in ecstasy! Only maternity made me feel that way.These precious years when they are living in the same house... I already feel melancholy at the thought of their leaving home one day. Therefore I don't want to miss anything. I take great care of them, I bring them everywhere with me... That is why I have so much difficulties writing my songs! I have the impression that when I am with my man and my children, I don't need anybody else. It's true. But from time to time, I need other energies, I need to live something else, to share with people. It's just a question of making something, like you're making a shelf." Her last shelf is Poirauds' film, "Atomik Circus". "Before the shooting of the film, I was really afraid because I hadn't made a film for 5 years. I was afraid not to be able to do it anymore." Afraid also to be the least colourful character. "I have always wanted to be someone else when doing a film, but I find it very difficult. I don't have that talent, contrarily to my "amoureux" who manages to transform himself. When I try to do it, I have the feeling that I am false. And for me, you have to find honesty wherever you go, whatever you're doing. Everything which is completely sincere conveys emotion. I like every genres, and everybody, as long as they are true." The film is a cross between comics, science-fiction, comedy and music-hall. "It's a film which looks like no other film. I am very proud of it. The brothers come from the comics, drawing, ads scene and they have a fabulous idea every single minute." It is their first film. They sent her a cassette with only a sketch of the project, she was thrilled with it and said yes right away. Like Poelvoorde and Marielle, who are incredible in the film. Vanessa only has compliments for her partners. She knows how to give attention to the people surrounding her. She is not only concerned by herself. When we tell her about that, she underlines softly that it is natural, "that we are nourrished by others..." and that if we don't look around us, we stay as dry as a piece of crust. But she doesn't read newspapers, doesn't listen to the news, isn't interested in the elections (neither France, Europe, nor the States)." I don't feel I am involved at all... except in the success of my children upbringing and in the happiness of the people I love." Why? "Because, I haven't seen anybody I thought I could trust and I always feel that it is the same thing. And it's not only a French problem, it's a worldwide phenomenom. For the time being, I prefer not to think about it. Maybe it is a way of hiding myself from the problems. Maybe it is the only lie I accept. Or rather a hiding-place..." On the contrary, her "amoureux" "is aware of everything! He is very fond of internet and all that stuff..." Her "amoureux". He is always coming again in the conversation. As if she still couldn't believe her joy of having met him. And what if people had told her ten years ago what would be her life today? "I wouldn't have believed it. I would have said that it is impossible to give so much happiness to only one person. I don't know if I deserve it, but I am glad it turned out that way...and maybe all that I have gone through in the past, all those difficult years where I didn't dare to go out because people were spitting at me in the street, all that gave me strength and made me who I am today! "What doesn't kill me, reinforces me" (French expression, I don't know the english one), I hate this kind of expressions, but this one is close to me nevertheless. And all that happiness started with her "amoureux". She is so scared sometimes..."There are times where I think that something will be taken back from me, something I am dearly attached to..." So she crosses her fingers: "we are together a lot, you know. I believe that the secret of a love story is friendship. He is as much my best friend as he is the love of my life. What can fade away, it didn't happen for us, is when there is only a passionate, physical link, that is great, but it is not enough. You need to talk to one another, to share everything. That is the secret... Of course, I fell in love before I met him, not very often I must say, but with him I knew instantly that he was the man of my life. It was magnetic! And I felt it right away: the way we talked to each other, what we said... And you know instantly that you have met the person who will confort you, to whom you will tell your happiness, share everything, speak about everything, about the world, music, people. As a matter of fact, before we kissed, with my "amoureux", I remember it was the thing which seduced me the most, even more than his incredible physical appearance, it was "Ah la la! ow nice to be able to speak like that! " Even before he became my "amoureux", even before we kissed, before being in total ecstasy, we talked and I found him interesting. We were not talking about the weather, we were seriously talking!" But, they almost lost their ways in the whirlwind of their lives..."We met long before being together, about 4 years before, in Los Angeles, and I fell in love in the dark! I liked his beautiful face as I had seen his movies, but when we shaked hands, I hadn't seen who he was... And I felt something in my fingers, in the arm, all through my body! We met again 4 or 5 times as we have friends in common...but it was not the right times, neither of us was single, and one day we met again , we were single and we jumped on each other! It is not a nice thing to say, but it didn't take long." Since then, they are always stuck together, with in their arms, Lily-Rose and Jack. And it is not over. "I want loads of children" says Vanessa with a sigh with ease and greediness. A large bohemian family living where the parents are working, or in the South of France in between two films. There is no problem of ego between them, no competition to know who will make the more films, or earn the more money. "Besides, we take turns so that neither of us be seperated from the children. It is very important, we always talk to each other before we take decisions." When she came with him at the Oscars, she was really proud of him, but even more proud to be his wife. "I even had a maternal and protective feeling towards him as neither of us feel confortable in this kind of situations. He really didn't want to win because he was afraid to go on stage, to thank people and be ridiculous. As for me, on the contrary, I really wanted him to win! I am very proud to be his wife, and I don't mind people not knowing I am doing films or music." Rightly so, the rumours say her music company broke her contract: "It is false but it wouldn't be the first rumour to prove wrong. My music company is eager for a new CD to come out, and in the film I sing 6 songs composed by "the little rabbits" which were released. Many false rumours are spreading: I am not pregnant either!" She sits back in the armchair, takes a pack of tobacco out, and is rolling a cigarette. She is still smoking? "Especially when I am outdoors because with the children I don't dare smoking anymore or I am hiding, in the garden..." She doesn't see many films anylonger. Or on Tv. And even..." You know, when you are a young mother , at ten in the evening, it's finished, you are exhausted. I only see the credits and that's all." And here it is! Johnny, Jack and Lily-Rose made of Vanessa a woman who falls asleep in front of the television, who hides to smoke and who gets up early for her kids. A woman like any other. Vanessa is pleased of what she has become: "I really like women, I have a lot of respect for them. For all they are doing, all the responsabilities they have! They impress me, those who manage to join their jobs, their kids, their home, their husband, their friends, the friends of their friends, the friends of their children and who are always there to cheer you up! My mum is like that. Me, I am helped but I always think of those who have nobody to help them clean their house. They have no time to take care of themselves! These everyday women who only have their body and their generosity to have a good life and provide a good life to all the peoplke thay are in charge of, that really impresses me." She smiles, dreamily. She is a beautiful person, Vanessa. And wise, among other things. She made St Augustin's say about happiness her own: "To keep on desiring what we own". She is never fed up with desire, happiness, she is enjoying them and is full of "joie de vivre"!