For me to be pompous is the most horrible thing in the world. It's like putting a wall around you. It screws you up. You'd better be willing to change your views or adapt and be modern.

Pigozzi studied in Paris and at Harvard University before working for the Gaumont Film Company and 20th Century Fox. He was born in Paris as the son of Henri Pigozzi founder of the French car maker Simca. Jean Pigozzi (born 1952) is a businessman art collector philanthropist and photographer.