I knew Id have to go to Paris eventually, and I didnt want to be the provincial kid who just turns up and says, I want to act.

I dont know how to get bored. I need to learn to rest.

I learned to walk on my own legs, to dive so deeply into a role to forget that Im acting.

Everybody is not completely traumatised by their life.

I knew Id have to go to Paris eventually, and I didnt want to be the provincial kid who just turns up and says, I want to act.

Im an actor, full stop. Not an Arab actor. Not an actor of Algerian origin. Just an actor.

Sometimes you do things without knowing the plan or how many cameras. You serve the camera - that's the big difference.