I really like romantic comedies and light movies and everything but I think - I don't know where it comes from - but when you're doing violent movies, you're closer to reality.

I've always loved the idea of changing myself, wearing costumes and disguises. It takes you back to being a kid, to dressing up.

I don't really shop any more. I only do it when I have to. I think it is very overrated.

My father is best known for his light comedies, and Im best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers.

I grew up watching 'Raging Bull.

People are more familiar with pictures of Jacques Mesrine that had been taken of him at the end of his life, when he was doing a lot of things with the media. So there's an iconic figure that people know, and I had to eventually get there; otherwise I guess the audience would have been disappointed. My only problem is that I'm a skinny guy, and it's very hard for me to put on weight.

I think American audiences like gangster movies. It's part of the culture.