Jean Jacques Annaud Quotes

When you create a movie, you create something in your image.

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.

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.

War scenes are less difficult than love scenes.

Today’s cinema is a global art form, it is impossible to make movies for a market the size of France, representing no more than 4% of the world’s total.