With my two brothers, Jean-Marie and Joel, I wrote a two-page story and wanted to make some kind of movie. We met a French production company, called Why Not?, and the first name we put on the list was Ken Loach. It was a dream for all of us. So, we tried and we met Ken and Paul Laverty, his writer, and they read the two pages and were inspired by that to do something. Paul had the freedom to do his own story - and he wrote his own story, which is better than the one we'd written.

I think it's better to be involved in one or two movies a year.

If someone is too perfect they won't look good. Imperfection is important.

The French have only negative things to say about everything and everyone.

I'm just enjoying my life at the moment.

I have to wear clothes but I don't like to give an idea of what I am with clothes.

I don't play against a particular team. I play against the idea of losing