I think the writer is always the creator, because he's starting with nothing, but the actor comes in and gives flesh and blood.

When you're with your wife, you don't say I love you to your wife every day but the ways you look at her and your actions are another way to communicate. Don't focus on dialogue, only focus on what you're expressing.

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

I think there's something in common with the OSS 117 movies. The big difference is there's no irony in this one. It's not parody. I tried to make it very simple. It's a simple story, but to be simple, it's very complex in the way it's done.

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

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.

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