And I realized that directing actors is really important because that's what ends up on screen.

I'm a very independent person, I love being alone, writing and doing music and stuff.

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.

I've had this opportunity to get some of my financing out of Europe, which has helped tremendously, so I'm not completely dependent on the studio system or on U.S. financing.

The people that are succeeding have often had a mentor of some kind. I think it makes a huge difference.

I learned directing by editing because I saw all the mistakes I had made.

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