When you do not have the dialogue to explain things, you will use everything to show and to tell the story. I think that this is what makes you believe that it is impeccable

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.

French people are strange about America, I think.

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.

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.

There's always been a struggle with filmmakers between art and industry, and you have to find a balance