Venice 81. Interview with Kad Merad, for the film FINALEMENT

Did he find himself in the protagonist's desire to change his life?

Certainly each of us has a desire to change our lives, it happens to all of us, One that I have, while doing a profession that offers me a number of privileges, is to go back to being a complete stranger. Because precisely one of the drawbacks of our profession is to no longer be able to be anonymous, to no longer have a private life the moment you go out in a social context, instead I would like to blend into the crowd and go back to shopping at the market and not be recognized at the restaurant. Otherwise, change I have it in every role I play, and the good fortune of this job is precisely that I have the opportunity to change constantly, so it is certainly not a job that bores me. It may tire me at times, I may not be satisfied with myself or the director I work with, but it offers a great deal of freedom. The freedom I lack is to be Mr. Nobody. 

How important is the soundtrack and musical instruments in the film?

I am a musician, so I have rhythm and musicality in my blood. The trumpet is an extremely difficult instrument to play, so I didn't play it, I didn't play it before and I didn't learn how to play it. I make believe I can play it. A few years ago here in Venice I was with a film in which I played the violin, pretended to play the violin, in that case I was given some advice with which I was able to manipulate the violin. I am an actor, so I build, I fabricate.