I'm a European, and I live there. I work in European films, and then once in a while, I make an American movie.

I like to be in the spotlight once in a while, and then I like to be in the shadows. It's really regenerating.

When I make an American movie it's going to come out all over the world-it doesn't happen the same way for an Italian film or a French film.

If you have a script that's not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a great script with a director who's not good, never are you going to have a good movie.

I've been working with good directors - the Wachowski brothers, Spike Lee, Terry Gilliam, Mel Gibson... I love American movies, but I love European movies, too, and I want to do both.

When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that's going on from the images because the images are so strong.