From the wing of a plane to the roof of a subway car, Jean-Paul Belmondo was no stranger to danger. Years later found him still laughing about it. The actor always used his thunderous bursts of laughter to keep his secrets: about life, family, lovers, his greatest joys and sorrows. In this book, Jean-Paul Belmondo has decided to tell it all: his childhood marked by World War II, his brave mother, his father's workshop, his first loves, his military service, sowing wild oats with his lifelong friends... Jean-Paul Belmondo tells his story for the first time, affirming that a thousand lives are better than one.