After winning the Oscar for his role as Tommy DeVito in the movie Les affranchis (1990), his entire acceptance speech was "It's my privilege. Thank you." When asked why he didn't say more, he said "I really didn't think I was going to win.".
[on Comme un taureau sauvage (1980)] I remember being asked do you think we should shoot in black and white or in color. And I said black and white without any hesitation.
