I Only Have One Obsession - Not

I Think We Are At The Very Beginning Of High Changes, Not Only In Terms Of Digital Film, But In The Way The Movies Will Be Screened, Whether They'll Be Screened On Phones, On Computers - On Everything

I Thought 'the Artist' Was A Perfect Way To Find A Good Balance. The Artistic Challenge Is Obvious Because The Film Is Black-and-white And Its Silent, But I Did My Best To Make The Movie Accessible And Easy To Watch. I Really Don't Want To Make Elitist Movies. I Really Try Hard To Work For The Audience. Audiences Are Smart. They Get Everything.

First Of All, I Had The Desire For That Format [silent Movie], And Then When I Was Talking To People, I Felt That People Needed Justification. Why Are You Doing A Silent Movie? Is It Just For Your Own Pleasure? I Felt It Was Not Enough For Them So I Realized I Have To Choose The Subject That Will Make Things Easier For Them And To Tell The Story Of A Silent Actor Makes Sense For Doing A Silent Movie.

At The Very Beginning, It's A Desire And That's Not The Same Thing At All, Because When You Have The Desire To Do Something, All The Work You Can Do Is A Positive Thing. It's Not Something That You Calculate. An Idea Is Something You Work On To Make It Work And A Desire Is Much Deeper In A Way. The Immersion, It's Classical, I Watched A Lot Of Movies.

It's Not My Job. The Weinstein Company, It's Their Job To Convince People. My Job Was To Make The Movie. That's What I Did. I Know What We Did In France Was To Have The Maximum Screenings Just To Let People Talk About The Movie And Say They Enjoyed The Movie.