Jean Reno Quotes & Sayings

“Sometimes I take the watch, or I take the shoes, but usually the souvenir is to take the life you had with those directors, or the crew - the camera person, the lighting person. When you finish a film it's like a little death. You had a family for a bit, and you finish the movie and you probably will never see each other again.”

“The advantage of being eighty years old is that one has had many people to love.”

“But I will say that most comedians are the saddest people I know. That is the biggest paradox to me.”

“I'll tell you something that's completely true - you can, as a man, obtain everything you want with the truth. If you lie, first of all you've got to be a very good lying actor, which is tres difficile. And it's going to give you poison inside the body.”

“The best way to impress a woman is to be the most honest you can.”

“Being proud and being nationalistic are, for me, completely different things.”

“In France, if you have any sort of talent, you'd better keep it here. And if you're going to go abroad, it had better not be America. The old battle - American versus Frog cinema. It's ridiculous.”

“I'm a minimalist. I don't really need much to enjoy a good holiday - just my family and the bare essentials.”

“I first decided to become an actor at school. A teacher gave us a play to do and that had a major impact. At first, I wanted to work in the theatre, but there was something about the ambience of film, especially American films, that always attracted me.”

“If it's a romantic holiday, the only thing I need is my wife. We love quiet and calm places where we can't be disturbed. Neither of us likes being in busy places; we would much rather stay in our hotel room and enjoy each other's company.”