I come from the generation who were taught never to throw things out. I like the idea of hanging on to things and repairing items rather than discarding them. It’s not a question of money, more to do with guarding resources and not being wasteful. My children laugh at me when I sit darning a pair of socks.
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Agnès Varda
Film director, photographer and installation artist
Belgium / France · 1928–2019
Arts and letters
About
French film director, born in Belgium, whose films include La Pointe Courte, Cléo from 5 to 7, Vagabond, The Gleaners and I and Faces Places. She began as a photographer and later made installation art, and received an honorary Academy Award in 2017.
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I have never made any money from my films but I have won prizes and recognition. I have been on the margins forever. They all came to see me receive the award - there was Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Richard Gere and so on. I was imagining what they would all be worth in money terms. You see I was never bankable, I could not bring any money ever to the table. I like the friendships and, yes, the admiration but I don’t want to make a big fuss about it. I will go on working as long as I am able!
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