B.L. Whoa, Olivier.. What a performance. I am still fanning myself, whoo!
O.M. (he hides his face blushing in his jacket) Thanks!

B.L. OK, I have calmed down. What was your initial reaction when you got this script from Fatal Attraction director, Adrian Lyne!
O.M. The challenge was how I was going to make my character nice and empathetic, because he could very quickly be a jerk and a cliché. So all the work went into avoiding a cliché and to make him human with a lot of heart. So that was the challenge of that role and I really enjoyed it.

B.L. You get a script and you know that Adrian Lyne is attached to it, so you had to know what you were getting into when you look at his other films.
O.M. No, no no! I don't think like that because I'm an actor. I go in the universe of the director and it's something that I enjoy. I loved Fatal Attraction — so it was fine. If you have motivation, and the story is smart and interesting, I just follow my part if I'm interested in it. That's the only motivation that I have and I can do anything as long as it's interesting.

B.L. You know you are going to have to do these pretty graphic sex scenes. How does Adrian put an actor at ease?
O.M. Well to tell you the truth, I saw a few movies this year that were much more sexual in graphic ways than this movie. I would call this an average erotic thriller, there's not too much. For example, I don't play naked. It's stupid for an actor and I should be able to play naked, but I can't. So I told him that I can't be naked and he said he didn't care. He said he did not want to make a porno movie; he wanted to tell a story.

B.L. Especially with the story line in Unfaithful, it just makes it more intense for the audience when the characters connect on some level.
O.M. I was really happy about the work ethic on this movie. It's the first time I did a movie in America and to work with these people, who were so humble, was so encouraging.

B.L. Yes, I was going to mention that this was your first big American feature. After people see you in Unfaithful, I don't think you are going to have to worry about getting jobs over here. How do you like living here now and making this side of the world your home?
O.M. I don't always live in North America, because I'm not ready yet. But the thing is, that I really enjoy working here with all these great people and I love being able to use my English. I also think that I have many more opportunities here. I also love to open the door just to see what is behind it, because I am very curious. I don't have any specific expectations and I don't know what to expect from people seeing Unfaithful except that I know I did a good movie. I was so happy to be part of it, because I liked it so much. That is really my goal in life — just to make good movies. That to me is hard work, it's tough to find good movies, because I consider finding them a miracle.