I've never thought about doing international films. But if I get something exciting, I might take it up. Everything depends on what comes my way.
My advice to American filmmakers is to marry a European. I'm not kidding. Otherwise they don't qualify for international co-production treaties.
I'm happy to see the United States and China cooperating more and more with movies. The entertainment industry in China is developing very fast. I hope there can be a bridge for actors to work in both places.
Yeah, I'd be happy to go back to Mexico or Japan to make another film.
Also, there are now new laws in Brazil which create incentives for Argentine and Latin American films to be premiered and distributed in Brazil and vice versa.
And Walker was made with a Mexican crew, although it was shot in Nicaragua.
I made 'Empire of the Sun' in Shanghai in the 1980s and want to come back one day to make a movie in China.
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.
