The day after I had my licence to drive I made Paris/Nice at 230 km/hour.

I`m a little angry in life.

[On Irréversible (2002)] "Yeah, I think that there is something saying, I say the line, that revenge is a human right. I don`t think that it`s a human right, but it`s a normal reaction."

[On his wife, Monica Bellucci]: Her best asset of actress - and woman too! - is not her beauty, but her intelligence. Her intelligence of people and of things. She is very perspicacious, very attentive with the others and has a great faculty to put them at ease. To work with her, I would say, to put besides any concept of couple, that it is as when I find Mathieu (Kassovitz): together, one goes more directly to essence. Plus, she is an incredible hard worker. She has a curiosity of cinema which is rare. She is moved by the directors, she is very listening... In general, I recognize it, I am interested more in the actors than in the actresses - is already well to recognize it! But her, she has something that few actresses have. A manner of exceeding reality, of making dream. I like to look at her playing...

Oh, well you know, all European media is not the same. I`m sure that like in England, they can be much more bothering than in France, for example. In Paris, it`s okay. We have very separate lives when we`re working, working wise. I think that it`s fine. [On press interest in his marriage with Monica Bellucci]

I love playing baddies.

"Until today I would have said, `get into a plane and jump out with a parachute.` Now that I`ve done it, I would say `make love for the last time hoping that it is my wife who is at my side.`" when asked what he would do if the world was to end in 5 minutes.

My father is best known for his light comedies, and I`m best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers.

I think I`m actually more vulnerable than people imagine.