My aim was never to be an American star; otherwise, I would have moved to Los Angeles.

Each new film is like a trial. Before I step in front of the camera, I do not know whether I am going to fall or whether I am going to fly - and that is exactly the way I want it to stay.

I wanted to work with people from the world, with different minds and different visions.

You have to be very cautious about what you are doing for charity and things like that. I think you have to start with your life. I think that's what life is expecting you to do. In your family, in your surroundings, in your work life, in the people you're with, your relationships; how you behave and doing what you need to accomplish. That for me is being a hero every day of your life.

When you make a film, it's a bet. You don't know how the film is going to be, anyway.

Usually I love preparing. It's really the time I prefer, because it's a time of reflection and of possibility of growth - to let it cook inside.

What makes a person sexy is when he's not trying to be sexy.