“I make movies just as painters paint: I work where I can.” I CanPaintPainter Author:Jean-Jacques Annaud
“My way of remaining French was the financing scheme I used for Quest for Fire, with Fox funds, since it started as a 100% American production. The film was not in French and yet was French in style, reflecting my personality.” WayFilmUsedFireStylePersonalityProductionsMy WayFundQuestsSchemesFoxesReflectingFinancing Author:Jean-Jacques Annaud
“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.” BookLanguageInternational Author:Jean-Jacques Annaud
“The financing of my films has always been international.” FilmInternationalFinancing Author:Jean-Jacques Annaud
“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.” WorldArtTodayFormImpossibleSizeFranceCinemaRepresenting Author:Jean-Jacques Annaud
“When Americans shoot movies they aim at the entire planet. When the French make movies, they aim at Paris.” PlanetsAimParis Author:Jean-Jacques Annaud
“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.” DoeMatterInfluenceCreationIdealsSellsPainterParis Author:Jean-Jacques Annaud
“There is a broad cultural current that conveys the idea that a film is like a football team, it represents a nation, it is illustrated literature, filmed radio. These are outdated concepts, totally out of touch with today's realities.” IdeasRealityTodayFilmLiteratureNationsTeamFootballConceptsRadioCurrentsBroadsFootball TeamOutdated Author:Jean-Jacques Annaud