French People Are Strange About America, I

Hollywood Is Much More Than America. Hollywood Belongs To All Of The Planet.

It's Just Incredible. When You're French, Coming From A Non-english Language Country, You Don't Even Dream About Oscar Recognition Or Nominations. It's Just Beyond The Dream. It's Something Very, Very Special And Unique. It's The Highest Recognition Any Filmmaker Could Dream Of

I Think Being A Foreigner And Talking About Hollywood Allowed Me To Use Some Cliches And Some References That An American Would Maybe Not Use.

I Went To Hollywood. I Put The Action In Hollywood. I Watched A Lot Of Movies, Maybe 100 Or Something Close To That. I Have Tons Of Dvds Now At Home. I Don't Know What To Do With Them Because They're Not Useful Anymore. My Kids Never Watched Them. I Read A Lot Of Autobiographies, Listened To A Lot Of Music By Classical Era Composers Like Franz Waxman, Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Newman And Leonard Bernstein. I Listened To Only That Kind Of Music The Entire Time I Was Writing, Even At Home.

I Love Silent Cinema But Don't Hold It Sacred. Like Any Branch Of Film There Are Some Very Boring Films Alongside The Masterpieces.