Every failure made me more confident. Because I wanted even more to achieve as revenge, to show that I could.

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

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset people, then that's obscenity.

I like skiing, among other things, because I have moments when I am alone in the mountains. That's fantastic, when there's nobody around you. You see miles around you, and the sun is almost down .

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

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see the fruit of it, and the fruit are children.

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