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Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country.

You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a more cultivated, more intelligent world, more highly civilised too, with rules.

I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so well in France. He said it was because in my novels people both act and think. I got a kick out of that.

France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin quirkiness.

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.

I'm ready to become a French person amongst French people, and more than ever I have the love for my country deeply ingrained in my heart.

The French are very individualistic.

When I started writing, the first thing that came out was in English. I liked a few French things, but they were very overwhelming.

I've been learning French a bit through my work with Longchamp, and I've been in France quite a lot. And I really love how they express themselves. I especially love when something is untranslatable.

I'm very happy in France making movies.