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

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 really enjoy being an actor!

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 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.

Blood, especially fake, and guns, this is bullshit. It works in the movie, but on set it doesn't work for me.

To work with somebody you love makes filming faster, more fun.