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French actor Gérard Depardieu has learned how to go from a beloved symbol of a nation to an enemy of the state in one easy step. All it takes is the desire to keep some meaningful portion of his income. Depardieu is a quintessentially French figure. Appearing in more than 150 films, he has played Cyrano and Obélix. He is a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur. He eats and drinks — a lot. He rides a scooter. It would take a diagram to follow his romantic entanglements with models and actresses. It’s all very French, except for the fact that he has earned too much money.