Constance Debré
Writer
WHAT IS YOUR CALLING CARD?
I try to be precise.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
5 feet, 10.47 inches.
WHAT’S ONE BOOK, WORK OF ART, ALBUM, OR FILM THAT GOT YOU THROUGH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE?
Art is of very little importance in the important moments of our lives. Art is for all the other moments, when we’re bored to death.
“"Art is of very little importance in the important moments of our lives. Art is for all the other moments, when we’re bored to death."”
WHO DO YOU CALL THE MOST?
I’d rather not (call anyone).
WHAT’S SOMETHING PEOPLE GET WRONG ABOUT YOU?
Probably that I am cool.
NAME AN INFLUENCE OF YOURS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE PEOPLE.
Saint Augustine, Blaise Pascal, Charles Péguy, Georges Bernanos, the French Civil Code, and Monster Energy drinks (the white ones).
WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE, WHAT WERE YOU KNOWN FOR?
I am not interested in childhood, where you’re like a prisoner, a pet. It’s when it’s over that everything begins.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SURPRISED YOURSELF IN YOUR WORK?
Each time I have finished writing a book.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF IN YOUR INDUSTRY? LESS OF?
I like people who take risks.
DESCRIBE A RECENT CROSSROADS AT WHICH YOU FOUND YOURSELF.
Scrambled or fried?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS YOUR BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION TO CULTURE?
I don’t know, it sounds dirty.
in your life?
