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

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

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].

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.

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 love movies, then you love America.

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