The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Whether you like it or not, Paris is the beating heart of Western civilisation. It's where it all began and ended.
The French consider themselves the guardians of the world's culture and do not bother to hide the fact, which is annoying, but Paris is still where good Americans want to go when they die - and Brits, Russians, and Chinese as well, these days.
France needs to find something that makes it stand out. It's not enough for it to do almost as well as its neighbors.
The French have got to understand that a film is so expensive that it can no longer afford to be regional or even national in scope.
What Paris has done right is to make it awful to get around by car and awfully easy to get around by public transportation or by bike.
Paris is a beautiful city.
We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington.
I knew I'd have to go to Paris eventually, and I didn't want to be the provincial kid who just turns up and says, 'I want to act.'
Paris can be like the land of the Lotus-Eaters. You can't leave.
Paris ain't much of a town.