The French have got to understand that a film is so expensive that it can no longer afford to be regional or even national in scope.

My way of remaining French was the financing scheme I used for Quest for Fire, with Fox funds, since it started as a 100% American production. The film was not in French and yet was French in style, reflecting my personality.

The world distribution of French movies is a laughing matter. That is a fact.

When Americans shoot movies they aim at the entire planet. When the French make movies, they aim at Paris.

When a French book becomes an international hit it is because of the author and not because of the language. The same goes for movies.

America is the only country capable of producing national movies: its culture has become a global culture.