In France, if you have any sort of talent, you'd better keep it here. And if you're going to go abroad, it had better not be America. The old battle - American versus Frog cinema. It's ridiculous.

No women no kids - that's the rules.

At home I keep things simple with fish, pasta and soups and am often preparing stuff for the family.

I can walk into a room and create a good ambience. I was taught all about this back when I studied acting. One of the things they would teach you is how to send out positive signals when you enter a room. I am glad I learned this.

It is an actor's defect. I want everybody to like me, so I'll say what I think will please them.

Because I was born in Casablanca and my parents were from the south of Spain, I do not have a big central root in France. I feel French but in a few ways, not at all French.

I see most of my movies at festivals.