Music Video
| Well, I am a little silly, I am a little goofy, and it's great. There are a lot of things I keep to myself, because that's the only way you keep your sanity. This is the way my family sees me, it's me being who I really am. It's been 10 years, and it's time for people to see that side of me. It's not about glamour, not about celebrity, not about being a diva — it's about someone loving you for you. | ||
| —Beyoncé Knowles, Beyoncé: Behind the B'Day Music Videos | ||
The music video for "Flaws and All" was directed by Cliff Watts and Knowles. The video for the song was shot on inexpensive Super 8 film during the two-week filiming for the B'Day Anthology Video Album (2007). Critics have noted that Knowles emulates Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot and Barbra Streisand throughout the clip. During an interview with MTV on a "Beyoncé: Behind the B'Day Music Videos", MTV commented on Knowles' appearance in the music video stating that she acts like "a goofball" and "it also feels like we get to see the real ." Knowles replied, "I'm way different in my everyday life. My personal life and my celebrity life — I've separated them so much it's like two different people. But I'm pretty balanced. I'm over the top and I'm natural."
In an interview with Vibe, Knowles explained that the concept for the video in depth after being questioned as an "everyday woman." "I don't sing any of the song. The whole time it's like a silent movie and I'm being myself. I'm not performing. I reveal a side of myself no one's ever seen. I'm silly and goofy and not...trying to be a diva, or trying to be a star – just me." The video features a black and white theme and a grainy film texture. Knowles does not lip-sync the lyrics but acts out parts of the song and poses. Several of the scenes used in the video had been shot in 2006 for a B'Day promotional ad by Wal-Mart.
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