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Olivier Martinez
French
Actor
About the author
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Life
#Years
#Old
#Car
#Accident
#Boxing
I played a scene at the end of my first year, and that's how I was discovered.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#End
#First
I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Woman
I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Nothing
I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Want
#Time
#Truth
#Dream
I don't have goals in life.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Life
#Goals
I don't feel restricted by the language: I feel more free.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
I always say I was born too late in the world, too old.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#World
#Old
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,
French
Actor
#Work
But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Hollywood
#Old
#Movies
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Want
#Life
#Friends
#Energy
I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Age
#Disease
#Actors
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#People
#Genius
#Actors
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Work
#Thought
#English
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Want
#Act
It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Tomorrow
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Time
#First
#History
#Movies
The big difference with Juliette and the others in that film is that she goes beyond acting.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Acting
#Film
#Difference
People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#People
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Want
#France
#Fame
#Compromise
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Years
#Family
#Brothers
#Father
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Actor
#Profession
#Actors
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Want
#Time
#People
#Vision
#Dreams
#Imagination
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Work
#Day
#Family
#Being
#Friends
#Money
Imagination creates some big monsters.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Imagination
If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English?
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Want
#Sense
#English
I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Actors
I'll always be a foreigner.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
I was born and raised in a suburb of Paris by a working-class family.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Family
#Paris
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.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Family
#Opportunity
#Accident
I want just to be happy and peaceful. And that's not always the case when you're married.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Want
Love is based on imagination.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Love
#Imagination
It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love.
Olivier Martinez,
French
Actor
#Love
#Family