When Picasso painted in Paris, was he a Spanish or a French painter? It does not matter, he was Picasso, whatever the influences surrounding him. He simply chose Paris because it was the ideal place for him to sell his creation.

I think it is a mistake to identify a movie according to its language, as if movies were literature.

To do the writing, I have to have time to do research.

When you create a movie, you create something in your image.

My way of remaining French was the financing scheme I used for Quest for Fire, with Fox funds, since it started as a 100% American production. The film was not in French and yet was French in style, reflecting my personality.

War scenes are less difficult than love scenes.

British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained.