It's funny: half my films were flops, half did well. It would be terrible if I'd had only success.

I've seen many films and read lots of thrillers - and I'm always disappointed that I can guess the story before the other viewers.

People are too pretentious in France to like Sarkozy. But he'd be a fabulous president for America.

I decided that one day I had to make a film where the viewer couldn't possibly guess the end.

The perfect crime is when you push someone to suicide. I once read a study that said everyone in the course of their life has thought of killing someone.

Film-making is like spermatozoa: only one in a million makes it.

Hollwood creates useful entertainment. There are millions of people on earth who need distraction and American cinema fulfills that function.