Country Quote by Leila Slimani

I don't feel like I have to be nationalistic French because I'm afraid of losing whatever. No, no, no, no. And also I don't…

— Jean Reno

One thing I can say about the French language is that no one in the world loves their language as much as they do.

— Mads Mikkelsen

I used to feel I was more French than anything, but I don't feel that way anymore. I really don't feel like I belong…

— Alexander Dreymon

We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at…

— Francois Hollande

There's something I will say: In the U.S., people are very patriotic. Their patriotism is obvious. In France, for many years, you had to…

— Marine Le Pen

I just love France, I love French people, I love the French language, I love French food. I love their mentality. I just feel…

— Olga Kurylenko

I loved France, although I initially thought they were stubborn for always speaking French.

— Olivia De Havilland

I'm ready to become a French person amongst French people, and more than ever I have the love for my country deeply ingrained in…

— Nicolas Sarkozy

You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a more cultivated, more intelligent world,…

— Bernard Pivot

Being nationalistic in France has nothing in common with being patriotic in America.

— Thomas Bangalter

I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers.

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

My French is still good. That's a beautiful language and I'm happy to speak it.

— Famke Janssen