I'm never really nervous because I've done the maximum; now it's up to the audience to do its job.

Kids in different countries know my movies by heart because they've seen them so many times. And wonderful returns never stop.

France can compete with the Hollywood studios in terms of animation savoir-faire, but not in terms of box-office figures. France is a small country, and the Americans are the masters of the world - for cinema, it's true.

I never seem to be able to sell my films correctly in the U.S. The U.S. defends itself on its own turf.

Before my commercial success, I had difficulty doing what I wanted, but my sincere short films always won prizes in festivals. So I was ready for larger successes.

My producers give me total freedom. No one asks me for anything; they just tell me to make a good film, and that's what I do.

I think that stereoscopic 3D will have to continue to develop. It's still quite archaic because of the glasses you have to wear.