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.

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

I lost so much energy in taxis, planes, hotels, phone calls and interpreters. Now, with the help from my little successes, I do everything in the same place with everyone around me. That's how a good job gets done.

Fairy tales have a hidden power, and their appeal never ends. They're the best way to get messages across.

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

For me, the stereoscopic imagery was a new game to play with. Surprisingly enough, it's also a return to tradition. I'm back with paper-looking puppets moving about in several layers of theatrical backgrounds.