“There are two types of films – one made by the big-time producers, the other is low budget stuff made by some producers who make films for the heck of it, they complete their films for small amounts, sell it at low costs with almost no publicity.”

If somebody had started on a remake of French Kiss before I announced my own film, I would have dropped my subject. If someone else starts after me, what am I to do?

As far as I know, if you take your time, write a good script and make a good film, then give the audience time, they will accept it.

I only want to do better work. That’s the focus of my life.

Corruption is an issue today, and we faithfully reflect those issues.

Simply that we are mirroring the trends in society, at any given time smuggling was an issue in the seventies.

I have had 50 drinks in one go!

Abroad, they have covered pretty much all subjects, explored every possibility, every twist. So similarities between ideas you have and those filmed abroad are quite possible.

I don’t see the risk, I enjoy performing stunts, and I don’t get scared.

The difference being that in films, unlike in life, good does always win over evil in the end.

To make a film and to sell it to the distributors you need a name.

It gets tiring, doing the same thing everyday.

Today I divide my day between being actor, producer and distributor, and the monotony is broken.

Now, I take my fees in cash, for acting, and keep the distribution thing separate.

You get an image after you act in a film, but it is not necessary that you last long because of that image.

By getting into distribution and production, I am actually widening my base.

If the producer gives me a guarantee that he will sell the film at a lower price to the distributors, fair enough, then I will charge less!

Animals play a big part in my life, on tour or at home.

We’ve always been trying to climb this ladder that leans so hard on our own idea of what our big songs are. We realized recently that we’re not a band with big songs.

And the biggest irony is you spend a lifetime finding someone to love and then die learning how to unlove them.

Working in the context of ultra-famous brands like Dior and Vuitton, creative spirits are always going to feel reined in. It’s important that they are free to develop ideas. And rather than detracting from the principal job, it reinforces it. I think of that money as venture capital. It’s not a big investment.

Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.]

France, famed in all great arts, in none supreme.

The important thing is to believe in what you do. Have a big dream and take small steps.

The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.