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Rousseau ranks among the great educational theorists of the modern era, even if he was the last man to put in charge of a classroom. Young adults, he thought, should be allowed to develop their capabilities in their distinctive way.

I had a dual role: designer and advocate.

I came from two harsh dictatorships, Nazi and Stalinist. I never thought of becoming a writer as such, yet in a lucid moment, I recognised what I had to do.

I was much influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre.

I'd reached a point where there was a direct conflict between what I was trying to be and who I really was.

I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.

All I did was basically play myself in the role of Napoleon Solo.

My focus is to grow, have fun, and work with people who inspire me, like Philip Seymour Hoffman.

I've done a handful of great roles.

The roles that have come into my life have taught me - and in that time period maybe I didn't even know it, but whatever came up or whatever it is that you have to express at that time, has benefitted me in a particular way.