Kids in different countries know my movies by heart because they've seen them so many times. And wonderful returns never stop.

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.

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

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.

I'm a sorcerer because I start with nothing, and then, eventually, there is something. And I touch you, I move you, I make you laugh or cry, and you believe in what's happening on the screen, although I always show it's invented.

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.

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