161 Quotes by Eric Cantona

There were moments – I would be daydreaming – I would imagine scenes, even if there wasn’t a camera around. In my head, I was acting.

I know that I have a face, a look, people aren’t used to seeing. A presence.

I was always being creative. I could never have played a defensive role because I would have been forced to destroy the other player’s creativity.

I think it’s better to be involved in one or two movies a year.

I’m so proud the fans still sing my name, but I fear tomorrow they will stop. I fear it because I love it. And everything you love, you fear you will lose.

Those who hate or disrespect Sir Alex Ferguson, its only because he snatched away their dreams of winning.

Socrates worked towards making people question themselves. He like to provoke self-interrogation but wasn’t particularly interested in the answers that emerged; he just like to set off the thought process.

I feel close to the rebelliousness of the youth here. Perhaps time will separate us, but nobody can deny that here, behind the windows of Manchester, there is an insane love of football, of celebration and of music.

Whatever happens, there are always things you could have done better. You score two goals and you usually feel you could have done better. You score two goals and you usually feel you could have scored a third. That’s perfectionism. That’s what makes you progress in life.