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" I think cinema is linked to literature by a lot of social ways. Our brains are full of literature - my brain is. "

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" Making pizza is a great job. All that kneading the dough - everything to do with cooking is wonderful, sensual. "

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" I am the eldest child; it's lonely at the top. "

" I'm not rich. "

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" We don't all look alike - some people think they're tough, some people think they're fragile - but in the end, we share a lot. "

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" What I don't like so much is to give explanations about people's behaviour... I'm not interested in making conclusions. I would never think about myself or anyone else, 'Well, this happened, this happened, this happened, so this must be the result.' It doesn't work like that with me. "

" Sometimes I feel like John Wayne. "

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" I am always asked, 'You grew up in Africa?' Every time I introduce a film, or I'm interviewed, 'You grew up in Africa?' "

" I'm not witty. "

" I long to make films. I'm dying to be inside the next film. I always hope there will be another film. "

" I'm a very sinister person. "

" Filmmaking creates a sort of - trust, maybe. It has led me to a group of people I feel good with. We have something in common because of film, when otherwise we might have nothing. "

" I always thought Vincent Lindon had a sexy body, a body you can trust, a solid body you can lean on. "

" The only thing I find interesting is self-interest. "

" In a way, I feel obliged to respect Jean Rouch because I am told he is very important. "

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" I'm not a very brave person. "

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" I suppose I am interested in the variety of human life - how people live. I am most interested in individuals and how they respond to challenges or to difficulties or just to each other. I am curious about people. "