Movies are something people see all over the world because there is a certain need for it.

If anything, I see myself as a witness. I'd also be pleased, if you'd call me an interpreter. I try to hear and see the message of a place and pass it on, into that other language, the universal one of images.

Without dreams, there can be no courage. And without courage, there can be no action.

Movies are something people see all over the world because there is a certain need for it.

Of course the French are making very credible movies and it is still one of the greatest nations in terms of world cinema but the real problem is the decay in film criticism.

Sex and violence was never really my cup of tea; I was always more into sax and violins.

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