I like movies that have strong personalities, and Michel Gondry is so creative that his films are always something special to watch.

I really like to discover a new culture, a new country, a new rhythm of living. I really, really like that. I think that's the most enriching thing, for my nature, because I like the psychology of people.

People in France are very intrusive when they recognize you. In New York, they are very polite, with quick words, so it's great.

I think that if you do an American movie it's important to earn some money, but in a stupid way, to be respected.

I like the light that comes off metal shutters at siesta time in the summer, having a break from driving in the shops at motorway services, the odour of petrol at petrol stations, rolling down little slopes. I hate it when you tread in a puddle and the water soaks your socks.

I don't want to think my life as a career.

A certain type of critic doesn't really want French movies to be visual. They think movies started from books and they forgot this part of moviemaking, like Chaplin and Buster Keaton, which I didn't forget.