Jean-Jacques Annaud Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained.”

“I think it is a mistake to identify a movie according to its language, as if movies were literature.”

“The financing of my films has always been international.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans.”

“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.”

“When Picasso painted in Paris, was he a Spanish or a French painter? It does not matter, he was Picasso, whatever the influences surrounding him. He simply chose Paris because it was the ideal place for him to sell his creation.”