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

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

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 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.

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

I never seem to be able to sell my films correctly in the U.S. The U.S. defends itself on its own turf.

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.