“With my two brothers, Jean-Marie and Joel, I wrote a two-page story and wanted to make some kind of movie. We met a French production company, called Why Not?, and the first name we put on the list was Ken Loach. It was a dream for all of us. So, we tried and we met Ken and Paul Laverty, his writer, and they read the two pages and were inspired by that to do something. Paul had the freedom to do his own story - and he wrote his own story, which is better than the one we'd written.” FirstsKindTwoStoriesDreamWantedNamesCompanyWrittenBrotherMetsPagesInspiredProductionsListsWhy NotMarieTwo Brothers Author:Eric Cantona
“I would like to compare football and cinema. I think it's very similar. It's two games... different games. You have to work very hard and find the confidence to enjoy it on the pitch or in the film.” ThinkingTwoDifferentHardFilmGamesEnjoyFootballCompareCinema Author:Eric Cantona
“When I was banned for nine months I had an opportunity to focus on something else and I needed to focus on something else. It's who I am. I admire Miles Davis and Chet Baker a lot and I like this instrument, so I tried and I learned and practised for two months. But I stopped after that.” TwoOpportunityFocusMonthsNeededInstrumentsMilesNineWho I AmAdmireBannedTwo MonthsBakersNine MonthsChet Baker Author:Eric Cantona
“Whatever happens, there are always things you could have done better. You score two goals and you usually feel you could have done better. You score two goals and you usually feel you could have scored a third. That's perfectionism. That's what makes you progress in life.” FeelsTwoDoneHappensGoalProgressThirdsSoccerScorePerfectionismWhatever HappensScoring GoalsProgress In LifeSoccer Is My Life Author:Eric Cantona
“I think it's better to be involved in one or two movies a year.” ThinkingYearsTwoInvolved Author:Eric Cantona
