Movies dealing with social subjects in France become very paternalist. They want to teach lessons. They don't show poorness like a normal situation.

When you see a movie, it's like you're attending a show of magic in which the magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat. You don't know how he did it, but a part of you is fascinated, or hypnotized, by what happened, another part of your brain says, "Oh, I want to do the same thing! I want to be that wielder of that magic. I want to be that magician on stage, and do the same thing to other people."

In England they need a king, in Spain they need a king, in France there is no more king. But they consider the president as if he was a king.

The only reason I would call the police is if someone is getting aggressed in the street and I'm behind a window.

I feel very protected when I see a movie. That's why I like making violent movies or radical movies.

In life, some people just know that they have the power of their money. They can sign checks, contracts, and things like that. And they think they are bright just because they can sign these things because someone gave them the possibility to have this economic power over you. And they behave as censors.

On an everyday level, I use alcohol and drugs in general mostly to be in a happier mood, with the people around me.