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 grew up watching 'Raging Bull.

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

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.

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.

I have a huge relationship with Brazil; it's almost a love affair, I would say. And to me, to introduce that specific martial art like capoeira in Hollywood movies was something important to me.