I Did Not Have A Reputation To

I Admire Actors For Their Infinite Patience. That's Why They Need All Those Trailers And All Their Crowd Of People Who Pamper Them. But It Is A Drag To Get Up Sometimes At 4:30 In The Morning And Get Into Makeup, And Wait Forever Until They Call You Onto The Set.

Some Experience Is Helpful. "the Pianist" Was A Film That I Could Make With My Eyes Closed Because I Had Lived It And Everything Was Still Alive In Me.

With Each Film, I Need An Artistic Challenge So I Don't Get Bored! I Like To Tackle Challenges.

To The Audience It Doesn't Really Matter How Much The Director Struggled With An Actor. It's The Result That Counts.

In Paris, One Is Always Reminded Of Being A Foreigner. If You Park Your Car Wrong, It Is Not The Fact That It's On The Sidewalk That Matters, But The Fact That You Speak With An Accent.