It was interesting because we came from different places and cultures. But you know, if you put me, Michelle Rodriguez, Colin Farrell, and LL Cool J together in a car for two hours, you can have some pretty good jokes.(on SWAT).

I want to become a great actor, and a great actor needs great parts. It`s as simple as that. All the rest is just a part of the process.

I`m not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.

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

Who knows what happens tomorrow? We`ll find it tomorrow.

I don`t want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.

It was interesting because we came from different places and cultures. But you know, if you put me, Michelle Rodriguez, Colin Farrell, and LL Cool J together in a car for two hours, you can have some pretty good jokes.(on SWAT).

I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Imagination creates some big monsters.

Love is based on imagination.

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.

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.

It`s like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn`t be a boxer, so I quit.

I don`t feel restricted by the language: I feel more free.

I don`t have goals in life.

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

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.

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.

If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English?

I always say I was born too late in the world, too old.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

The big difference with Juliette and the others in that film is that she goes beyond acting.

I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.

The first time Adrian saw me was on tape. But you should know that this never works - never in the history of movies has someone been cast from a video.

It was not actually a big problem. It became complicated for me to walk on the streets, but as I said, I come from the working class.

I played a scene at the end of my first year, and that`s how I was discovered.

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

I`ll always be a foreigner.

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.

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.

I`m a macho guy. It`s a joke. I feel very well in my world today, in my relationship with women.

" It was interesting because we came from different places and cultures. But you know, if you put me, Michelle Rodriguez, Colin Farrell, and LL Cool J together in a car for two hours, you can have some pretty good jokes."(on SWAT).

Have you not read Romeo and Juliet? People who can turn away from love have not ever been in love. If I love a woman, I love her. Nothing and nobody will stop me.

I like Paris. My problem is I don`t like Parisians.

The concept of sex symbol in France is different. They don`t like the `sex symbol` in France. I don`t consider myself a sex symbol because all my cousins would laugh at me. "Ah, look at the sex symbol! He`s coming today!" So, no, I can`t be a sex symbol.

I was raised in a very traditional and old school way, so I`m not very comfortable with these kinds of love scenes on the screen.

I came rather close to dying. A serious motorcycle accident. It made me less flippant about danger! It was such a pleasure to walk again after a long period of immobilization. It`s an extraordinary joy. And it puts everything into perspective: money, fame... I`m no longer afraid of dying, I`m afraid of suffering.

"As a child, you watch the films your parents watch. My father would rather watch Lino Ventura than Ingmar Bergman. Each home has its culture, its roots, its story, which means prime time films".

I personally think you must believe in something. You must have a point of view on everything even if you have to change it often. That`s my terrorist aspect in action! I need to have prejudices to make my choices, I mustn`t let myself be invaded by ultra conservatism. Better be wrong in one`s decision and then step backwards rather than not choosing at all.

I was not very comfortable. I always say I`m not very comfortable in love scenes because I`m shy, because I don`t play naked. It`s very rare for a French actor. I have an issue with that. But as I`ve said, when I punch somebody in a movie, I don`t do it for real. [It`s] the art of lying and we try to lie very well, in our love scenes also.

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.