It was like a dream to me to suddenly get into the market with that kind of movie, like La Haine. It actually created my identity as an actor, that thing. Vincent Cassel More Quotes by Vincent Cassel More Quotes From Vincent Cassel I've always loved the idea of changing myself, wearing costumes and disguises. It takes you back to being a kid, to dressing up. Vincent Cassel dressing-up kids ideas People pretend to be nice, people pretend to be smooth, and polite and everything, but this is only an appearance, because the way we're built as human beings is only in paradox and contradictions. Vincent Cassel nice people way Perfection is not just about control, it is also about letting go. Vincent Cassel good-advice perfection letting-go Good guys need to be a little dirty otherwise they're just boring. Vincent Cassel guy dirty needs You can't escape from what you are. Vincent Cassel 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. Vincent Cassel yawning simple sorry The only person standing in your way is you. Vincent Cassel black-swan persons way 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. Vincent Cassel guy real people I always had the sense of being in the spotlight, being on stage, being looked at. Vincent Cassel spotlight stage I don't really shop any more. I only do it when I have to. I think it is very overrated. Vincent Cassel overrated shops thinking People look up to Jacques Mesrine as if he were a Robin Hood, stealing from the rich, but he never gave anything back to anybody. Vincent Cassel robins people looks I'm an actor, that's what I do every day. Dressing up is part of my job. But whatever you wear you should always be yourself: never go totally with the fashion but use what there is available to be an individual. Vincent Cassel being-yourself fashion jobs Women? I'm still working on the subject. I haven't finished my studies. I would say I'm so happy that they're around. This is the salt and pepper of life. This is what makes me wake up in the morning - even more than work, really. Vincent Cassel boyfriend morning relationship Cinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything. Vincent Cassel cinema feel-good people The thing is, as an actor, I get bored a little bit. I love to act. And between action and cuts, when you work for somebody great, it's wonderful and I still love it. The moment where you create, that instant is still magic to me. But, all the rest, I get bored with it - all the waiting, and the fact that you have to make appearances, that you have to share your life. Vincent Cassel bored cutting waiting 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. Vincent Cassel talking character believe I used to be more self-conscious about style because when you're younger, you want to exist, you want to show everything you do. Vincent Cassel style self want Neither of us are workaholics. I think the key thing is to accept that if you only exist through what you do, then you become what you do, and this is very wrong. Vincent Cassel workaholic keys thinking There is this idea that its very different from the French point of view to work in America blah, blah, blah. But I think its different from one person to the other, not from one country to the other. Vincent Cassel views country thinking 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 acting two directors
