I come from an acting family, my father was an actor, and I had to fight my way and just create my own identity.
Vincent CasselCinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything.
Vincent CasselMy father is best known for his light comedies, and Im best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers.
Vincent CasselI didn't want to be part of that tradition of French cinema that wasn't really watched by the people of my age. I didn't really care to be in the last Andrรฉ Tรฉchinรฉ or Claude Chabrol movie, even though some of them are really interesting. For me, it was much more important to work with Mathieu Kassovitz or Gaspar Noรฉ. It was for me a question of identity.
Vincent Cassel