I 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 CasselPeople 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.
Vincent CasselI 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.
Vincent CasselI 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.
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