On the eve of the release of the first biopic about his life, we were able to catch Jean-Cristophe Kern, alias J.C., between a math class and an audition, and ask him a few brief questions about the film, directed by Jonathan Zaccaï. Jean-Cristophe prefers to go by J.C. – like Jesus Christ.
A Golden Palm at 15, a Cesar Award at 16 – had that been your dream?
- No, my only dream was to just live my life.
“J.C. is a mixture of Jean-Luc Godard and Justin Bieber” is what we read in the press – are you afraid you may be perceived as just a fashionable phenomenon?
- I hope that, with age, I will start to resemble Jean-Luc Godard more and more. Can’t wait ‘till retirement!!
-Is it true that at age 20, you plan to end your film carrier and open a bookstore?
- That is correct. I want to open a bookstore by the riverbank, something a bit like Shakespeare and Co. I plan to hire some Australian or American students who’ll do lap dances side by side with the great classics. It should be an interesting mix.
-Why are you obsessed with Corn Pops?
- Because they represent the apex of perfection in breakfast cereals.
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Follow JC on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JClefilm?sk=wall
The film will be released in France on February 8, 2012.
Big thanks to Jonathan Zaccaï for helping to make this interview possible!
Sébastien - unifrance.org 
