It's always interesting to see a director trying different things, and on top of it, doing it right each and almost every time.

I think life is short, and you can't spend time doing things just to be on set to reassure yourself that people are not going to forget about you.

Steven Soderbergh really likes Irréversible, that's about all I can tell you. About the making, well, it was a very particular situation, because those people all know each other, and they're all big stars. I felt like the little French guy, really. And I was very flattered to be called on that, of course, but I felt like if I didn't find something to be a little original, different, particular in the movie, I would just disappear.

I worked with young directors all my life, only young directors.

I love French style from the Thirties and Forties. French movie stars like Jean Gabin and Yves Montand had so much natural, effortless style.

I'm a little angry in life.

I come from an acting family, my father was an actor, and I had to fight my way and just create my own identity.