I consider myself more a craftsman than an artist.

With each film, i need an artistic challenge so I don't get bored! I like to tackle challenges.

Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone - and this is my biggest satisfaction.

I sometimes cry in the moments that are not necessarily dramatic or tragic in the films, often because of the music. I wonder whether it's the music that has that effect on you in this film.

When I really love a movie, I don't want to spoil it by too frequent visits. But I like to come back to certain films, which I admire.

I know that atmosphere of the Parisian apartment building, with the twin menaces of the concierge on the ground floor and the landlord upstairs.