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

I love silent cinema but don't hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces.

I watched a lot of movies from all over the world. The Russians were very good at editing. They were specialists in editing. The Man with a Camera, if you know that movie, is incredible. I still don't understand how it works. It's a movie with no script, no actors and still it works. It's really good. It's really about editing.

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

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

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

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.