I won't tell you how many hours a day I work because you wouldn't believe it. But don't worry; I am in bed at 11 p.m., sleep well and get up early, without an alarm clock.

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.

The film industry needs to find a way to bring audiences to movie theaters. It's more of a technical trick than a revolution.

I'm at peace with myself. My film just may please audiences. At any rate, it's already a great prize to be part of just 16 films among all of the world cinema out there. I'm tranquil and satisfied.

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

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

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.