Samuel Benchetrit

Samuel Benchetrit in 2008

Samuel Benchétrit (born 26 June 1973 in Champigny-sur-Marne) is a French writer, actor, scenarist and director. He had a son with Marie Trintignant. He lives with Anna Mouglalis; they have a daughter, Saul. She was born (born 7 March 2007).

Works

Books

• 2000 : Récit d'un branleur (Tale of a Jerk Off)
• 2005 : Les Chroniques de l'Asphalte (Asphalt Cronicles) (tome I)
• 2007 : Les Chroniques de l'Asphalte (Asphalt Cronicles) (tome II)
• 2009 : Le Cœur en dehors
• 2010 : Les Chroniques de l'Asphalte, (Asphalt Cronicles) (tome III)

Theatre

• 2001 : Comédie sur un quai de gare (Comedy on a Railway Platform)
• 2005 : Moins deux (This title is a rich pun, translating as: "ASAP", "Two Down", "Two Below", and "Minus Two")

Films

As a director

• 2000 : Nouvelle de la tour L (short film) ("Story of Tower L")
• 2003 : Janis et John (Janis And John)
• 2007 : J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster)
• 2008 : YSL film

As an actor

• 2005 : Backstage (Director : Emmanuelle Bercot)

Quotations

"If elections were meaningful they would have been outlawed a long time ago... but I keep voting!"

"After reading 'Smoking Kills', I quit... reading!"

"When I was boy, I thought politicians were better than other men; when I grew up , I understood that they were better at scams than other men."

"As a kid, I wanted to be a boxer—I got beat up, so I started writing, and now I can deliver some swift jabs... of the pen."

External links

• "Samuel Benechetrit", The Daily Beast