To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them.

It's just incredible. When you're French, coming from a non-English language country, you don't even dream about Oscar recognition or nominations. It's just beyond the dream. It's something very, very special and unique. It's the highest recognition any filmmaker could dream of

When you look at the early-'30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent movies. In some of the silent movies - the good ones, the ones done by the best directors - the acting is very, very natural

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

I think Hollywood is cleverer than you think. I'm not sure they will do it. I don't think so, but maybe I'm wrong. When we were doing the preparation of the movie, we didn't have all the money so we were looking for all the solutions possible, and 3D was one option.

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

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