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

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

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'd never make a film that I am not passionate about. My whole life, I've only made the films I wanted to make, even when I had limited means.

My inspiration is my life, what I see happening around me. It can be history and, quite often, plain traditional fairy tales. But I never adapt; I nourish myself with old stories, and then create my own tales.

If I need something, I just draw it, have a few friends make it move, and it exists. I enjoy this strange power. I try to be a good sorcerer, though.

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