His interest in acting was sparked when, on his way home from Vietnam in 1969, he saw Dustin Hoffman's performances in Macadam cowboy (1969) and Le lauréat (1967) on back to back nights.

His interest in acting was sparked when, on his way home from Vietnam in 1969, he saw Dustin Hoffman's performances in Macadam cowboy (1969) and Le lauréat (1967) on back to back nights.