"I wanted to do something inspirational for my children."

"When people ask me what makes movies great, it's the material."

"If an Internet company steals content, they shut it down. And let me tell you, Apple France, Yahoo France or Google France, none of them have gone out of business."

"There is nothing like the way people feel after they've seen 'The Intouchables.' They feel amazing. The word of mouth on this film is incredible. It's intelligent-feeling good. You're not insulted by the low-browness or stupidity of some of the humor. It's so smart and terrific."

"Clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy."

"Politics is applesauce."

"I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country."