Andre Maurois

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

I do think my old fella wasn't much of a... I don't remember him ever being a 'dad' dad. He was too busy working. It was a hard life, man.