Jean-Marie Messier quotes:

I am the most un-French Frenchman you will ever meet.

I was a very early believer in the idea of convergence.

I am not a Hollywood Jew and I won't ever be one.

For me, skiing is a physical necessity. I have a need for risk.

For this to make sense, of course, it would have to be a fair financial deal for us. But I think this could be the occasion for us to build a true partnership in content. And we're especially interested because interactive services are a key field for us.

Vivendi will be one of the very few top communications groups of the Internet age. We will have customers all over the globe, providing services through all kinds of technology.