I'm Not Pessimistic About People

You Make A Film To Distract People, To Interest Them, Perhaps To Make Them Think, Perhaps To Help Them Be A Little Less Naive, A Little Better Than They Were.

First I Went To The Sorbonne To Do My Licence En Lettres, But I Also Started To Study Law.

Films With A Message Just Make Me Laugh.

On Their Own, Each [character] Is A Victim Of No Importance. But When You Bring Them Together, They Become A Dangerous Weapon. Jeanne Is The Vowel And Sophie The Consonant. Psychologists Know This Phenomenon Well. Each Individual Is Harmless, But Together They Create An Explosive Chemical Reaction. It's Like Bonnie And Clyde, Like Thelma And Louise.

I Like Making Black And White Films In Natural Surroundings, But I Much Prefer Shooting A Color Film Inside A Studio Where The Colors Are Easier To Control.