The actor, just awarded a palm of honor at the Cannes Film Festival, confided in his role as a father, Wednesday, May 31, in the columns of Esquire. The one who shares the life of the American actress Calista Flockhart began by evoking the issue of mental health.

"I thought about myself, for most of my life," he delivered with great frankness, regretting his absence with his family. "If I had done less well, I would probably be a better parent."