I would be wary about working in the States because freedom is an important thing. I have made seven films and even on Alien Resurrection I had the freedom. I had to fight and struggle a bit but in the end I won out.

I like looking back at people's faces in the dark. I like noticing details that no one else sees. But I hate it in the old American movies when drivers don't watch the road.

I'm very slow, and I do everything myself. I remember I spent three days to change the size of something I had sketched because I felt it was too small.

I think we're entering a new period of filmmaking that's analogous to switching from black-and-white to color, or from silent to sound. The medium is completely flexible, and it's not bound by anything. If you imagine something, you can do it.

I've never made any concessions, so I am 100% responsible for my films. This makes me feel very proud.

In the States, I learned to fight for every idea. Sometimes, a director has to be a tyrant to keep the quality.

When you speak about generosity, about something good we have inside ourselves, you're speaking to the majority.