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" 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. "

Olivier Martinez

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" 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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" Imagination creates some big monsters. "

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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. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" The big difference with Juliette and the others in that film is that she goes beyond acting. "

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" I quit after a bad car accident. The thing about boxing is that you can be a star for five or six years, but when you go back to the old life, it's tough. "

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" But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC. "

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" And I think it is the genius of actors to be able to escape whatever people are expecting of them. Otherwise you become like a factory worker. "

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

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" 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. "

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

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" I always say I was born too late in the world, too old. "

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" Love is based on imagination. "

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" Sometimes you have to laugh about what gets published; sometimes it's annoying, but in general I don't care. "

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" 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. "

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

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" 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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" I want just to be happy and peaceful. And that's not always the case when you're married. "

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" I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great. "

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

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" I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream. "

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" It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love. "

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" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

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" Just being famous feels cheap to me. "

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

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

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