The one who is a hit today with his YouTube videos where he forbids nothing (politics, religion, etc.) continues on what really sent him into burnout. And this isn’t the Copy Comic episode. “And then there was my show broadcast on TF1, Encore. We are always subject to the figures. It’s always the pressure of numbers. But it is only with age and time that we manage to dissociate the figures from the artistic object that you deliver. There are films that I have made that have been a hit. But today, when I look at them, I grit my teeth. I’m not very proud of it. Whereas Jack Mimoun or this show on TF1, I am very proud of it. The scores don’t matter. Because I am aligned with who I am today.”
In Nouveau Monde, you evoke precisely this depression, this burn-out. Are we talking about real illnesses?
“Yes because it is important to talk about it. And I even hesitated for a long time before talking about it. But I am reaching an age where I want to talk about it. May it be of use to others. May young people , in any case, feel represented by what I say. At the time, I didn’t have people to identify with and who could talk to me about this kind of problem. very dangerous which can drag you down very low. moments when we can’t even put words to it. We don’t even know when we’re in depression, when we’re in a downward spiral and you hit rock bottom. raise awareness. So, I wanted to talk about it to raise awareness about mental health, whether it’s burnout, depression or school bullying that I myself experienced. There are kids being bullied today. , who commit suicide! talk and tell stories Sometimes, when you’re young, you think it’s insurmountable. Having someone on TV and hearing them say it, I hope it gets them talking too.”
Back home, Stromae (whose film Multitude was broadcast last night on Tipik) also seems to have experienced something similar…
“Well, it’s precisely with Stromae that I was talking this morning via WhatsApp. He’s a guy that I admire a lot and, yes, he talks about it. And by talking about it, it will become democratized. We must free speak on this subject. I really understand what happened to him, again, on a different scale. There are lots of things that collided in his country of origin, that of his father. And each, in as an individual, there are sometimes things that stir up a lot of emotions And that bring things out sometimes we just don’t know how to deal with them…”.
“We are always subject to numbers. It’s always the pressure of numbers”
And you, how did you manage this burnout then?
“I talked about it. I went to see a professional, a psychologist. I tried to rebuild myself, to get back on track. But you just have to tell yourself that it’s not serious to hit rock bottom. Even during three years. Now, you have to get back up. I went through several phases of psychoanalysis And, afterwards, I drowned in sport. is a little off. don’t think about anything. Even a quick walk, clear your mind. Even food. Because I don’t do drugs, I don’t drink. “
You’ve lost weight, right?
“Yes, because I tried to rebalance everything, to get back together. I told myself the day I come back, I want to feel good about myself, good about my body. I wanted to be aligned with the person I was becoming and it involved a dietary rebalance. I lost more than 35 kg.”
Is it easy to laugh at things that have caused you pain?
“It’s a way of exorcising the thing. It’s all a question of timing. You can laugh about it when you’re mature about it. When you have perspective on the situation. And here, today, the thing happened. I had to come to terms with it, rebuild myself and talk about it freely. That’s why I took the time, it must really be something. matured.”
Friend of Eden Hazard: “He’s happy there. He’s good”
“Eden, he’s my friend, Malik Bentalha, a big football fan, tells us when we talk to him about the ex-Red Devil. I think he is very happy. He had a crazy career. He made you dream. And he made us dream.” And to talk about the end of his career: “He’s always been honest about it. He knew he wasn’t going to play football until he was 40… And besides, it’s borderline poetic. It’s a bit like the player Hatem Ben Arfa. They are geniuses who pass like comets. It’s crazy, all the same, to think that you had a guy like Hazard who will remain for years and years as a legend of world football.” And to conclude on their first meeting engraved forever: “It was in Lille. I had spotted him. I was the opening act for Jamel. I invited him. He didn’t even have a name on his jersey. He played for Losc in 2009-2010. A great moment. But there, he is happy. He’s good. We talk from time to time on WhatsApp. It’s cool.”
