ɡˈɑːdɚd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hˌɪm æz "ðə fɹˈɛntʃ kˈɛɹi ɡɹˈænt," wˌaɪl bɹˈiəliz sˈɛlfdᵻskɹˈaɪbd "lˈaɪf mˈɑːdəlz" hæd ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻdli bˌɪn ˈæktɚ sˈætʃə ɡˈɪtɹi ænd dᵻɹˈɛktɚ dʒˈiːn kˈɑːktoʊ.
Godard described him as "the French Cary Grant," while Brialy's self-described "life models" had reportedly been actor Sacha Guitry and director Jean Cocteau.