Arnaud Desplechin invented me as an actor. I never imagined Id be acting in movies.

I directed three films and each time [I act] I hope it's the last time so I have time to do my film [directing].

There is the melancholy of Europe. There is the romantic malaise. Feeling sad is almost a form of deepness.

My life as an actor has submerged me completely because I dont know why.

Arnaud Desplechin invented me as an actor. I never imagined Id be acting in movies.

Im always intrigued when you are travelling through a place and there is somebody who has lived there and done the same job for years.

If you approach Cannes with a sense of humor, nothing is that bad. You have to take it for what it is; otherwise, its silly.