Olivier Martinez
Olivier Martinez
Olivier Martinez is a French film actor. He became known after roles in several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil, which garnered him the César Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on the Roof, and The Chambermaid on the Titanic. He has also appeared in Hollywood-produced features, including the drama Before Night Falls, the erotic thriller Unfaithfuland playing the role of a French drug lord in the action-crime-thriller S.W.A.T....
NationalityFrench
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth12 January 1966
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
I was born and raised in a suburb of Paris by a working-class family.
The big difference with Juliette and the others in that film is that she goes beyond acting.
We were going to start working on it after the tour was over,
I was raised in a very traditional and old school way, so I'm not very comfortable with these kinds of love scenes on the screen.
It was not actually a big problem. It became complicated for me to walk on the streets, but as I said, I come from the working class.
I want to become a great actor, and a great actor needs great parts. It's as simple as that. All the rest is just a part of the process.
Otherwise, to be a movie star, it's a lot of compromise and also a lot of headaches. You can't do what you want. You become a prisoner of your fame. This happened to me in France and I don't want it.
Now it will be put off; not forever -- we pray and hope -- but for the time being.
I have no problems with the fact that people recognize me, I'm very glad about it, but to be a movie star is kind of unreal for me.
And what's more I've got no need for anyone to tell me how to do it. I am not interested. You act how you want to and leave me alone to do my own thing.
I don't have goals in life.
Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow.
Imagination creates some big monsters.
Love is based on imagination.