What is generally referred to as American-style films are, in fact, studio productions.

Don't worry about getting final cut, worry about making the best possible cut.

But I think that the spirit of protectionism would be the grave of European cinema. You cannot protect something by building a fence around it and thinking that this will help it survive.

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.

Many French directors, having now realised there was no more real criticism, that the standards of the past have gone, are very offended about the quality of film criticism.

Any film that supports the idea that things can be changed is a great film in my eyes.

Whoever came up first with that saying a picture is worth a thousand words didn't understand the first thing about either one.