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" Being proud and being nationalistic are, for me, completely different things. "
Jean Reno
Different
Me
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" Because I was born in Casablanca and my parents were from the south of Spain, I do not have a big central root in France. I feel French but in a few ways, not at all French. "
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" I have a strong accent; it limits the roles, of course it does. I guess if I had moved to America a long time ago maybe my accent would have got less. "
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" If it's a romantic holiday, the only thing I need is my wife. We love quiet and calm places where we can't be disturbed. Neither of us likes being in busy places; we would much rather stay in our hotel room and enjoy each other's company. "
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" The advantage of being eighty years old is that one has had many people to love. "
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" There is no heaven on Earth. Not now anyway. "
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" In France, if you have any sort of talent, you'd better keep it here. And if you're going to go abroad, it had better not be America. The old battle - American versus Frog cinema. It's ridiculous. "
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" I'd like to do plays, maybe a one man show. "
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" I can walk into a room and create a good ambience. I was taught all about this back when I studied acting. One of the things they would teach you is how to send out positive signals when you enter a room. I am glad I learned this. "
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" Actually, I only have a few friends in real life. And when I say friends, I'm referring to those people who I've known since the 1960s. "
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" I'm a minimalist. I don't really need much to enjoy a good holiday - just my family and the bare essentials. "
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" I don't think you lose culture because you act different cultures. "
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" It is an actor's defect. I want everybody to like me, so I'll say what I think will please them. "
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" I don't get the romances. I did try - a film called 'Roseanna's Grave' in the 1990s. I liked it. But the audience didn't come. "
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Grave
Film
Come
" Croatia is an amazing place. "
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" I don't feel like I have to be nationalistic French because I'm afraid of losing whatever. No, no, no, no. And also I don't think we are the best. "
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Losing
Afraid
Best
" I used to overpack a lot and sometimes even forgot vital pieces of clothing, such as my swimming shorts and sandals. I'm much better now. I only take what I know I'm going to wear or use and always double-check my suitcase so I don't have to rush to the nearest clothing store when I unpack at the hotel. "
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" I'll tell you something that's completely true - you can, as a man, obtain everything you want with the truth. If you lie, first of all you've got to be a very good lying actor, which is tres difficile. And it's going to give you poison inside the body. "
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Lie
You
Body
" The best way to impress a woman is to be the most honest you can. "
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Best
You
" I first decided to become an actor at school. A teacher gave us a play to do and that had a major impact. At first, I wanted to work in the theatre, but there was something about the ambience of film, especially American films, that always attracted me. "
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American
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" Everywhere in the world, you find good things. "
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" Sometimes I take the watch, or I take the shoes, but usually the souvenir is to take the life you had with those directors, or the crew - the camera person, the lighting person. When you finish a film it's like a little death. You had a family for a bit, and you finish the movie and you probably will never see each other again. "
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" But I will say that most comedians are the saddest people I know. That is the biggest paradox to me. "
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