Jean-Jacques Annaud

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

War scenes are less difficult than love scenes.

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.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

Australians and the British are very similar: If you try and stand out in any way, and you try to reach for success, someone is gonna be there to cut you down.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.