And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star.

When you see violence in movies in general, it's very quick and painless, which isn't what it's like.

I have a tendency to think that that stereotype of American movies and Hollywood movies doesn't exist. Of course you have the studios that have a very hard policy upon their artists, but then I haven't really been doing any real Hollywood movie yet.

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 liked the idea of working with Jean Reno and Mathieu Kassovitz; there was something logical for me. I thought it was a good thing to do. Actually, The Crimson Rivers movie was a big success, and it was one of the biggest successes I ever had in France.

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

I'm producing more, but I think to direct, one has to have a burning desire, and that's not me. I'd rather do something else.