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.
Jean-Pierre JeunetWhen you speak about generosity, about something good we have inside ourselves, you're speaking to the majority.
Jean-Pierre JeunetIn Hollywood everything is formatted, everything is compulsory, so therefore we have to follow the law of benefits and profit and money, let us say the law of Hollywood.
Jean-Pierre JeunetWhen I was a child, I had a ViewMaster, those red box glasses with little discs, so that you can see 3D images. They were my first steps in cinema. I was eight years old, I would cut and change the order of the images and that's how I created films that subsequently I recorded and projected and showed my friends. So I already took my first steps in 3D when I was eight years old.
Jean-Pierre JeunetEach time, I try to find a family of interesting faces. I follow the tradition of films from the 40s - at this time, there were so many interesting faces in France. I often work with the same because there are not thousands and thousands in France. I'm looking for interesting faces and characters actors, and it's not for everybody.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet