I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when I was fourteen.

For Europeans a president having an affair, especially in France, is a joke. No one cares, it would never bring this kind of trouble to a country.

The truth is I don't see a lot of movies. I see the Oscar films. I see the films that are sent to me and a few films throughout the year.

I don't know any woman in France who doesn't talk to firemen and smile at them, because they're always so sweet, and they're wearing those tight pants. Even my dad looks at their ass when they walk down the street!

I like doing sequels. Basically, I think it's a fun thing to follow characters in time. In real time.

I can't really explain the feeling of acting. It makes you the most insecure you can possibly be.

I'm quite neurotic, usually. But when it comes to work, I become extremely focused.