| The following quotes are from L’Actualité February 2002: “What scares me most in all the world is talking about myself." "I am indestructible…The resounding fame of Filles de Caleb wrecked me. I was caught in a spiral of self-destruction. In fact I wanted to fade into the background, and no doubt unconsciously, make myself ugly." "Today it’s important to me to be lucid, to try to understand who I am, without the support of religion or any such expedient." "Becoming famous has given me a sense of propriety, has brought pressure and responsibilities, which have made me begin to look at myself and want to take pride in myself." "I like solitude and peace... Being bored doesn’t bother me". "I had a complicated relationship with my father that I don’t want to talk about. But we planted trees together on my land. He is there, near to me. His death clarified my approach to life, I’ve always been a ‘doer’, I’m always getting my hands dirty." "I would like to die like a tree falling in the forest." The following quotes are from 7 Jours November 30, 2002: (on love) “In general, whoever gives themselves to you is attractive; it’s not just sexual. It’s a mark of trust. Unfortunately, in today’s society, letting yourself go is often perceived as a sign of weakness. However, as far as I’m concerned, it’s quite the opposite, because to give yourself to somebody, to trust them, you first have to have confidence in yourself. It’s the same for love; in order to love you first have to love yourself.” (on the rivalry between men and women) “Personally I try to be less and less competitive with others because I find there’s too much competition in the world. Can’t we have relationships that aren’t competitive, that are just an exchange? I think that generally power is maybe just as dangerous for a man as for a woman. In the end, what’s important is the balance. Balance between the social and the spiritual, between creativity, economy and all the other facets that make up our lives.” (on being an actor) “It does make you isolated. Actually, it depends. For me, walking down the street and being looked at isolates me. That’s how I am. I’m shy, an introvert turned actor oddly enough. Fortunately, now, I have my own place, my land, where I feel free. If you were to come and see me at home I probably wouldn’t be the same guy you would meet in the street …. But what’s important when you have a position of power is not to exploit it. To act according to your conscience. Yes, I’ve done things for the money. But it was while doing these jobs that I suddenly understood that it didn’t satisfy me. This money allows me to have a measure of freedom. Actually, the power doesn’t really exist. You have power over someone only as long as they really want you to.” (on what moves him) “Life itself. Its variability. Its mysterious side. Life is beautiful. A tree … I love trees. The Earth, everything around us … we have to make the time to socialise, to be more spiritual.” (how he defines himself) “I don’t know (laughs). I can’t define Roy Dupuis in a sentence. OK I’ll try to play the game. I’m someone who likes to touch, taste, feel, learn as much as possible. I want to immerse myself in life with what I have. In a sentence: I’m someone who has difficulty going to bed for fear of missing something.” |
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| 2002-39 |