If you approach Cannes with a sense of humor, nothing is that bad. You have to take it for what it is; otherwise, its silly.

I directed three films and each time [I act] I hope it's the last time so I have time to do my film [directing].

There is the melancholy of Europe. There is the romantic malaise. Feeling sad is almost a form of deepness.

Arnaud Desplechin invented me as an actor. I never imagined Id be acting in movies.

If you love movies, then you love America.

My life as an actor has submerged me completely because I dont know why.

Im always intrigued when you are travelling through a place and there is somebody who has lived there and done the same job for years.

Sometimes with anger you can be much more dangerous than with skill.

Healing is awakening to the perfection that already is ours.

Chess reflects the real world in miniature. Endeavor, struggle, success, and defeat - they are part of each game ever played.

If you start thinking that only your biggest and shiniest moments count, you're setting yourself up to feel like a failure most of the time.

The man who forgives pays a tremendous price - the price of the evil he forgives.

You can't live off potential for the rest of your life. So get up, get out and go get you some!

If you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better.

Sports brings people together.

God! Whose hand was I holding?

When you have a voice and a platform and you know better, it becomes your moral obligation to support that community. And by extension, you're supporting your family.

I don't want realism. I want magic!