I don't really know Hollywood, but living and shooting in L.A. was very motivating, inspiring. The lights, the extras, their American faces, the energy, the Orpheum Theatre. It was all very inspiring.

dɛ̃]; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor film director producer and comedian. In 2006 Dujardin starred as racist sexist secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath in the comedy OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies a role which earned him an Etoile D'Or Award and a César Award nomination for Best Actor. Dujardin's next projects include an Éric Rochant film titled Möbius with Cécile de France and a remake of Claude Berri's One Wild Moment (Un moment d'égarement) in which he will star opposite Vincent Cassel.

ʒaʁ. He is the first French actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.