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. I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great. I want just to be happy and peaceful. And that's not always the case when you're married. It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit. 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. 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. I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream. I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another.

It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love. 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. If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English? I don't feel restricted by the language: I feel more free. I always say I was born too late in the world, too old.

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. 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. Love is based on imagination. Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow.