I always fish out antique ideas, very old ideas.

I think politics should be expressed in this way and not in other ways. And not just politics - sentiments, even certain states of being.

America is so varied and exciting that after six months, you go back and find it completely changed.

There are directors, and there are authors. I think I am more of an author than a director.

I think even in American schools, they must be studying in a specialized manner.

Producing films was a distraction for me for which I payed dearly.

I even had success with commercials, which is strange, because out of the six ideas, two won the platinum Minerva in France - it's the Oscar for their commercials. One was about the Renault diesel and the other about the regular Renault.