I do my films the best as I can, period. I always hope that, gradually, my honest work will reach Americans.

I like to make people happy, and with fairy tales, I can say anything I want to, but in an agreeable way.

Fairy tales are my natural language. I feel at ease telling fairy tales like a fish feels in water. I am totally free.

I've always felt that I've made films, period. I wanted to leave the "ghetto." And here I am, I'm out.

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

People all over the world feed upon U.S. cinema and don't know about their own.

Sometimes I dream that I'm working; that's awful. When you awaken after a big, surprising dream, you feel it's very interesting. When you sit and write it down, you realize it's a very poor script. But I may find ideas while dozing.