Olivier Martinez Quotes

"Imagination creates some big monsters."

"Love is based on imagination."

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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."

"I'll always be a foreigner."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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