If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
Olivier MartinezI quit after a bad car accident. The thing about boxing is that you can be a star for five or six years, but when you go back to the old life, it's tough.
Olivier MartinezBut 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 thatโs maybe what helped me to get the part.
Olivier MartinezWhen I was a kid, I was watching the movies my parents wanted to watch. I came from a working class family, not specifically educated, so we were watching popular movies. My dad liked cowboy movies, so we were watching cowboy movies. Some of them were amazing. Itโs a genre of movie I like very much.
Olivier Martinez