The minute I started being recognised, I became much more discreet.

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 always had the sense of being in the spotlight, being on stage, being looked at.

I grew up watching 'Raging Bull.

I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.

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

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.