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I did direct two short movies. I learned many things, and one of the things I learned was that I am not a director. It has to be visceral, and it's not for me. I feel much more comfortable acting.

Vincent Cassel

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Vincent Cassel
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: November 23
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I'm more attracted to the bad guys. Why? Because in real life, I don't know any good guys. I know okay guys. I know polite guys. I know people who can control themselves.
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I have learned that acting is not about beauty.
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I love French style from the Thirties and Forties. French movie stars like Jean Gabin and Yves Montand had so much natural, effortless style.
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The only person standing in your way is you.
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You can't escape from what you are.
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I worked with young directors all my life, only young directors.
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If kids really made all the parents better, there wouldn't be crazy kids in the world.
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It's now or never. This is simple to say, but then to live like that is not easy at all, I'm sorry. You have to be aware enough so that you can see situations as they pass in front of you and be able to catch the instant, whatever it is. Many times, you just don't see the moment when you were yawning and then it's too late.
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I wanted to be an actor to act, and now, being an actor, you have to dress up, you have to be nice, you have to be smart, you have to be sexy, you have to be ready.
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When somebody is talking to you about something terrible on set with lines, and you believe what he says, sometimes it gives a strange vibe, because you wonder when that person is talking if he's talking about something that really happened to him and he's using the character.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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I always compare human beings to animals. It's a nice way to figure out who they are.
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When you see violence in movies in general, it's very quick and painless, which isn't what it's like.
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To me, Sheitan movie is the answer to all the problems we have in France concerning immigration. That is a fake problem people can actually work together and do something very interesting out of it.
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Cinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything.
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