The only person standing in your way is you.

The idea of telling a story in reverse destabilises your ordinary moral reactions. That's one of the points of art - to challenge your preconceptions.

It was like a dream to me to suddenly get into the market with that kind of movie, like La Haine. It actually created my identity as an actor, that thing.

I always compare human beings to animals. It's a nice way to figure out who they are.

I have learned that acting is not about beauty.

I come from an acting family, my father was an actor, and I had to fight my way and just create my own identity.

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