Olivier Martinez

“I'm French - it's less important. Meaning, I remain a Frenchman in America, but I adapt to American culture. I feel good there - but I'm still a foreigner.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“I don't feel restricted by the language: I feel more free.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“Sometimes you have to laugh about what gets published; sometimes it's annoying, but in general I don't care.”

“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.”

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

“Every morning, I can lose myself just by looking at my son.”

“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.”

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

“Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow.”