One thing I can say about the French language is that no one in the world loves their language as much as they do.

I have a three-piece suit. I’m an art collector. I have a funny accent. So I’m probably the killer.

I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right. I’m not ambitious about my career, but I am ambitious with each job. I can be fairly annoying to work with. No compromises, let’s put it this way. Compromises are from hell.

II know a little about Greek mythology. It's not that far away from the Nordic mythology.

Actors are very good at not revealing anything, so they're safe.

The criteria [to take or refuse the role] is that I would love to have some kind of dialogue or communication with the director. I need to understand that we can communicate and that we like communication. That's something I have to have a strong feeling about. Secondly, I have to find the script intriguing or interesting. I don't have to understand the whole script, but I do have to find it intriguing. If those two things are present, that would probably be a yes.

Everyone who makes a Star Wars film wants to make it their own but they also have to be true to the concept.