Jean Reno Professions : ActorBorn : July 30, 1948 Browse All Authors Top 27 quotes by Jean Reno I'm a minimalist. I don't really need much to enjoy a good holiday - just my family and the bare essentials. Jean Reno holidayessentialsneeds The best way to impress a woman is to be the most honest you can. Jean Reno impresshonestway It is an actor's defect. I want everybody to like me, so I'll say what I think will please them. Jean Reno actorswantthinking 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. Jean Reno givingmenlying Because I was born in Casablanca and my parents were from the south of Spain, I do not have a big central root in France. I feel French but in a few ways, not at all French. Jean Reno spainparentroots I can walk into a room and create a good ambience. I was taught all about this back when I studied acting. One of the things they would teach you is how to send out positive signals when you enter a room. I am glad I learned this. Jean Reno back-whenactingrooms No women no kids - that's the rules. Jean Reno kids But I will say that most comedians are the saddest people I know. That is the biggest paradox to me. Jean Reno paradoxcomedianpeople 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. Jean Reno shoescamerasdirectors There is no heaven on Earth. Not now anyway. Jean Reno heaven-on-earthearthheaven Being proud and being nationalistic are, for me, completely different things. Jean Reno nationalisticprouddifferent Actually, I only have a few friends in real life. And when I say friends, I'm referring to those people who I've known since the 1960s. Jean Reno few-friendsrealpeople I don't get the romances. I did try - a film called 'Roseanna's Grave' in the 1990s. I liked it. But the audience didn't come. Jean Reno romancefilmtrying 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. Jean Reno cinemabattleamerica At home I keep things simple with fish, pasta and soups and am often preparing stuff for the family. Jean Reno pastasimplehome I'd like to do plays, maybe a one man show. Jean Reno showsplaymen I see most of my movies at festivals. Jean Reno festivals 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. Jean Reno holidaywifeloveromantic 'American Graffiti' stayed in my mind, but I don't think to this day I've done a film that captured that same level of melancholy. It was so well done. Talking about it has given me the idea I might try harder to make that melancholy film! Jean Reno daythinkmemind I don't think you lose culture because you act different cultures. Jean Reno losethinkyouculture Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actorAll Authors
