Olivier Martinez Quotes

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.

I Was Born And Raised In A Suburb Of Paris By A Working-class Family.

I'll Always Be A Foreigner.

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.

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 Really Believe Great Actors, Even With Disease And Age, Can Be Great.

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.

If I Had To Fall In Love With All The Actresses I Play With And Live The Situations I Have To Play, I Would Be Lost ! I Need To Be Solid And Know Who I Really Am To Have Fun In Making Something Else. I Noticed, While Talking With Other Actors, That They Often Let Ambiguity Float. I Don't Like Ambiguity, It's Dangerous. I Need Distance. I Also Think That The Result Would Prevent The Audience From Identifying To The Characters. If You Feel The Things Too Strongly, You Simply Close The Doors.

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.

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.