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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    And what's more I've got no need for anyone to tell me how to do it. I am not interested. You act how you want to and leave me alone to do my own thing.

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    Before, I was so stupid. But, you know, when you have friends who died on the street, you say, okay, let's calm down. It's not the kind of energy I want to have in life. I want to go slower, and longer.

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    But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.

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    But when you work with the director and the real person who is playing opposite you, it changes everything. You are almost in a working session. I was very comfortable, and that’s maybe what helped me to get the part.

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    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.

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    I don't have goals in life.

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    I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.

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    If I had to fall in love with all the actresses I play with and live the situations I have to play, I would be lost ! I need to be solid and know who I really am to have fun in making something else. I noticed, while talking with other actors, that they often let ambiguity float. I don't like ambiguity, it's dangerous. I need distance. I also think that the result would prevent the audience from identifying to the characters. If you feel the things too strongly, you simply close the doors.

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    I have an accent, I'm limited, I have to play foreign parts - I would love to play American parts but I can't because I have an accent. You are more limited as a foreigner in every area.

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    I like Paris. My problem is I don't like Parisians.

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    Imagination creates some big monsters.

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    I quit after a bad car accident. The thing about boxing is that you can be a star for five or six years, but when you go back to the old life, it's tough.

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    I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.

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    I see my friends, my family, my cousins work all day long for very little money, and if I have this problem of not being able to wall on the streets, it's not a big deal.

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    It’s a matter of time; you adapt to the different culture and different way of life. Human beings are adaptable.

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    It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit.

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    It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love.

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    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.

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    I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity.

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    I want just to be happy and peaceful. And that's not always the case when you're married.

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    I was born and raised in a suburb of Paris by a working-class family.

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    My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.

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    People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice.

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    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.

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    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.