Movies in this country, its very complicated, and we could bang on about it forever, but the French movie industry is very different because its very obviously French.

You have to write a song around this specific character or to enhance a specific scene. A lot of other craft goes on.

The grown-up world was a very ordered society in the early '60s, and I was coming out of it. America was even more ordered than anywhere else. I found it was a very restrictive society in thought and behavior and dress.

When we heard we were topping the bill over James Brown we couldn't believe it. We tried for two days to get it changed round - I mean you can't follow an act like that.

I think people are afraid to express their opinions half the time.

There's no great technical expertise in being a movie producer.

Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness.