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" But when you work with the director and the real person who is playing opposite you, it changes everything. You are almost in a working session. I was very comfortable, and that's maybe what helped me to get the part. "

Olivier Martinez

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" Otherwise, to be a movie star, it's a lot of compromise and also a lot of headaches. You can't do what you want. You become a prisoner of your fame. This happened to me in France and I don't want it. "

" The first time Adrian saw me was on tape. But you should know that this never works - never in the history of movies has someone been cast from a video. "

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Movies

" Just being famous feels cheap to me. "

" I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him. "

" I was born and raised in a suburb of Paris by a working-class family. "

" Every morning, I can lose myself just by looking at my son. "

" I see my friends, my family, my cousins work all day long for very little money, and if I have this problem of not being able to wall on the streets, it's not a big deal. "

" Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow. "

" It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit. "

Olivier Martinez

Signs

I Quit

" If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English? "

" I don't feel restricted by the language: I feel more free. "

" And what's more I've got no need for anyone to tell me how to do it. I am not interested. You act how you want to and leave me alone to do my own thing. "

" I'm French - it's less important. Meaning, I remain a Frenchman in America, but I adapt to American culture. I feel good there - but I'm still a foreigner. "

" There are two smells that I can recognize right away. The smell of the boxing ring and the smell of a garage. That's where I grew up. I can recognize these places with my eyes closed. "

" The longer you stand with people, the better it becomes. "

" I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another. "

" In Hollywood, you can live alongside very famous but still incredibly boring people. I've never wanted to be immortal. Even if nobody remembers me after my death, it's still okay with me. "

" People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice. "

" Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like. "

" It's not only imagination, it's the distortion of the vision. You suddenly think, This person is idealistic, this person is strong, this person has dreams, when you know better most of the time. You put what you want to see on people. "

" I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity. "

" Imagination creates some big monsters. "

" I don't have goals in life. "

Olivier Martinez

Life

Goals

" If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors. "

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" Love is based on imagination. "

" My son will be an American, but I remain French. "

" I played a scene at the end of my first year, and that's how I was discovered. "

" Before, I was so stupid. But, you know, when you have friends who died on the street, you say, okay, let's calm down. It's not the kind of energy I want to have in life. I want to go slower, and longer. "

" My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers. "