Attend a concert Patrick Bruel is the assurance of coming out of it with damaged ears. Not because of the singer but of his thousands of fans ready to break their voice for him. At 63, the one who has embodied charm and seduction for so many years is about to release his tenth studio album entitled Once again.
Successful singer, certainly, Patrick Bruel is also a man with a very full filmography. These are no less than 46 roles that the ex-husband of Amanda Sthers has landed throughout his career. It all started with The Blow of the Sirocco at the end of the 70s, an adventure on the big screen which notably continued with teachers or Off-side, A secret or First name. But there is a cult film that passed under his nose.
On the occasion of the release of his new album, Patrick Bruel gives a long interview to the Point in which he returns in particular to the departure of his father when he was young and how this separation finally arranged him. During this interview, it is also about the relationship to the body and how Patrick Bruel judges himself. For Oscar and Leon’s dad, the conclusion is clear: he is not handsome.
we need someone who makes girls dream
“I never thought I was handsome. They don’t like me for my beauty. They love me for my charm, my closeness, maybe“, explains the one who says to look younger than his age. “I look younger than my age but I don’t do much about it except pay attention to food, play sports and maintain myself. As long as I can play soccer, tennis, and do three-and-a-half-hour concerts, I’m fine. But maybe one day it’ll all come crashing down“, shares Patrick Bruel.
Proof that he was not handsome enough according to him, he failed to land the role of Philippe Berthier in The Boom 2. Pierre Cosso, unforgettable with Sophie Marceau in the role of Vic. And Patrick Bruel had the right to this explanation in the face of his failure. “I remember, when I passed the casting of The party, they wanted a handsome guy: they took Pierre Cosso. They said to me: ‘You are very nice, funny. But here, for this character, we need someone who makes girls dream…’ I was 20 years old, I remember, I came down from Gaumont, I walked on the sidewalk and I asked how to make girls dream…”, he confides in Point. Despite this failure, Patrick Bruel was able to make girls dream differently…