“The force that motivates me when I approach a film remains the same. I’m still a young provincial who saw the films of Gerard Philipe and dreamed of succeeding in film. My passion still burns with the same intensity. True, many years have passed, the roulette wheel will stop soon and I won’t be able to continue acting. But that only pushes me to work as much as possible now. Besides, they’ll always need a grouchy old man in some small scene.”