Olivier Martinez Quotes

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.

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.

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

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

I'll always be a foreigner.

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.

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

Imagination creates some big monsters.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

When you're a foreigner, at the beginning you are far away from the culture. Then, little by little, you start to interact with people, have friends, have a life, and then you feel more comfortable.

I like Paris. My problem is I don't like Parisians.

Love is based on imagination.

I have an accent, I'm limited, I have to play foreign parts - I would love to play American parts but I can't because I have an accent. You are more limited as a foreigner in every area.

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

Brave is good - especially when you are a soldier.

An actor cannot say no, it’s against his job. If he wants the part he has to say yes. [But] it’s very bad for you to say you can do something and then not do it, so you have to manage to do it.

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

I don't have goals in life.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Everybody has some talents - we all have an art side and some talent - but you have some areas where you are better than others. My area is acting, I guess. I hope.

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

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

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

It’s a matter of time; you adapt to the different culture and different way of life. Human beings are adaptable.