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Olivier Martinez [1966-0] French

Rank: 101
Actor, Film actor

Olivier Martinez is a French film actor. He became known after roles in several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil, which garnered him the César Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on the Roof, and The Chambermaid on the Titanic.

Imagination, Alone, Car, Dreams, Family

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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.		101
It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love.	Family	102
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.	Alone	103
I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.		104
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.		105
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.	Car	106
I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.		107
Imagination creates some big monsters.	Imagination	108
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.	Dreams, Imagination	109
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.		110
It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit.		111
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.		112
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.		113
Love is based on imagination.	Imagination	114
I'll always be a foreigner.		115
If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English?		116
I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another.		117
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.		118
I don't feel restricted by the language: I feel more free.		119
I was born and raised in a suburb of Paris by a working-class family.		120
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.		121
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.		122
I played a scene at the end of my first year, and that's how I was discovered.		123
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.		124
But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.		125
I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.		126
People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice.		201
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.		202
I always say I was born too late in the world, too old.		203
Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow.		204
I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.		205
I don't have goals in life.		206
I want just to be happy and peaceful. And that's not always the case when you're married.		207
The big difference with Juliette and the others in that film is that she goes beyond acting.		208

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