This is the problem with language, and this is what makes silent movies fun, because the connection with them, me or the audience is not with the language. There's no question of interpretation of what we are saying it's just about feeling. You create your own story

I only have one obsession - not to be boring.

French cinema audiences usually don't express anything. Certainly not satisfaction.

Bernard Herrmann was a genius, a great, great composer.

I think being a foreigner and talking about Hollywood allowed me to use some cliches and some references that an American would maybe not use.

I'm very happy in France making movies.

It's about storytelling. The story is told through images. So with the cast, I had to make sure that the emotions were readable without sound... I know some great actors, if you turn off the sound, you don't really know what they're saying