A few months after his appearance at the 2019 Canners film Festival, at which he received an honorary Palme d’Or, Delon suffered a stroke, and largely stepped away from public view. That retreat from fame was something he’d been looking forward to since the previous year, he told GQ in a 2018 interview.
“Look, I had incredible luck,” He said. “I’ve been happy all my life; I filmed with the best. I did what I wanted, with who I wanted, when I wanted. I dwell on the past more than I think about the future, yes, because my past was extraordinary. Today just doesn’t compare. A life like I had doesn’t come around twice. That’s why when it comes to retirement, I have no regrets.”
