Jerome Kerviel quotes:

I only wanted to be a good employee who generated as much profit as possible for his employer. I was merely a small cog in the machine - and now I'm suddenly supposedly the main person responsible for the financial crisis.

My aim was to make money for the bank. You lose track of the amounts involved when you are engaged in this kind of work.

My only goal was to make the largest profit possible for my employer. I was caught in a spiral that - with the support of my bosses - continued to lead up and up.

I only know one thing: Everything I learned about the banking business, I learned in the banking towers of the Societe.

Nobody knows everything that's hidden in the balance sheets of banks. In fact, they are completely impenetrable.

I only want the truth to be known, for everyone to take responsibility for their actions.