I looked at a lot of photos from Hollywood in the '20s, photographs of silent movies being filmed all over the world which are very specific and very evocative. Berenice, the lead actress, is my wife. She really followed the same path with me.

Sure, I watched a lot of Hollywood movies. Maybe I've seen more Hollywood movies than French movies

I only have one obsession - not to be boring.

I want to thank three person: I want to thank Billy Wilder. I want to thank Billy Wilder. And I want to thank Billy Wilder.

I make almost all the decisions on set and have to deal with all the financial aspects.

An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way.

There are two kinds of audiences. There's the ones who were in the theaters, and the ones who are outside and we want them to come inside the theater. And, it's not the same.