I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans.
Jean-Jacques AnnaudWhen Americans shoot movies they aim at the entire planet. When the French make movies, they aim at Paris.
Jean-Jacques AnnaudI think it is a mistake to identify a movie according to its language, as if movies were literature.
Jean-Jacques Annaud