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

Olivier Martinez

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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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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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

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" I'll always be a foreigner. "

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

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

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" 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. "

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

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" Imagination creates some big monsters. "

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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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" 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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" I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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