It's a great lesson in modesty that you realize you're illiterate in a field that you think you're an expert in.

On the contrary a film can promote the idea of change without any political message whatsoever but in its form and language can tell people that they can change their lives and contribute to progressive changes in the world.

Everything is entertainment; criticism is now entertainment and it seems that the French directors have woken up one day and suddenly realised that they were not backed up any more.

Take opera for example - to go to the opera you have to dress up in a tuxedo and pay lots of money.

Cinema is a worldwide phenomenon.

For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury.

I think seeing happens partly through the eyes, but not entirely.