If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English?
I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.
It's not only imagination, it's the distortion of the vision. You suddenly think, "This person is idealistic, this person is strong, this person has dreams", when you know better most of the time. You put what you want to see on people.
Everybody has some talents - we all have an art side and some talent - but you have some areas where you are better than others. My area is acting, I guess. I hope.
It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love.
I like Paris. My problem is I don't like Parisians.
Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow.
I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.
I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk around with a bodyguard. My goal is just to get some interesting parts and make enough money to live free. Otherwise, to be a movie star, it's a lot of compromise and also a lot of headaches. You can't do what you want. You become a prisoner of your fame. This happened to me in France and I don't want it. I want to go to the terrace of a café, have a coffee. I have no problems with the fact that people recognize me, I'm very glad about it, but to be a movie star is kind of unreal for me.
It’s a matter of time; you adapt to the different culture and different way of life. Human beings are adaptable.
Love is based on imagination.
Imagination creates some big monsters.
I want just to be happy and peaceful. And that's not always the case when you're married.
It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit.
Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like.
And I think it is the genius of actors to be able to escape whatever people are expecting of them. Otherwise you become like a factory worker.
I always say I was born too late in the world, too old.
I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another.
I don't feel restricted by the language: I feel more free.
When I was a kid, I was watching the movies my parents wanted to watch. I came from a working class family, not specifically educated, so we were watching popular movies. My dad liked cowboy movies, so we were watching cowboy movies. Some of them were amazing. It’s a genre of movie I like very much.
When you're a foreigner, at the beginning you are far away from the culture. Then, little by little, you start to interact with people, have friends, have a life, and then you feel more comfortable.
An actor cannot say no, it’s against his job. If he wants the part he has to say yes. [But] it’s very bad for you to say you can do something and then not do it, so you have to manage to do it.
If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
Brave is good - especially when you are a soldier.
