The French have got to understand that a film is so expensive that it can no longer afford to be regional or even national in scope.
To do the writing, I have to have time to do research.
America is the only country capable of producing national movies: its culture has become a global culture.
The financing of my films has always been international.
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.