The quality and success of Disney was actually bad for us animators because everyone on the planet thought that animation was only for kids and only in a certain domain. The big film festivals never thought much about animated films.

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

No matter what the level of funding or success may be, there's always money missing, and you still want to have a gorgeous image, an endless cast and a flawless rendering.

I've never made films for children. That's why children like my films. Nobody wants to be treated as a baby.

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.