Q: When did you first come to Cannes and why?
A: For Roger Planchon's Loui L'Enfant Roi in 1992. We were in the official selection. The film had attracted a lot of attention and I remember being very emotional walking up the steps

Q: What is your most memorable Cannes experience?
A: My best memory is the 10-minute standing ovation at the Quinzaine des Realisateurs for Ma Vie En Rose. The whole crew had tears in their eyes. Alain Berliner couldn't believe it and when we all went up on stage. He looked at me for assurance that it was really happening or to wake him up

Q: What is your favourite Cannes film of all time?
A: My favourite film changes every year, but last year it was Life Is Beautiful

Q: What is your greatest extravagance in Cannes?
A: To spend three hours getting ready for an evening

Q: What do you most enjoy about Cannes?
: Partying every night at Club Canal

Q: What do you most dislike about Cannes?
A: The movements of the crowd and the festival cars that stay stuck in the middle

Q: Would you like to be invited to sit on or preside over the jury?
A: I would love it

Q: If you could have only been involved with one film, which would it have been?
A: A John Cassavetes film

Q: What was the last film you paid to see?
A: True Crime, with Clint Eastwood

Q: Which of this year's summer releases are you most looking forward to seeing?
A: Eyes Wide Shut

Q: Are you happy with the treatment the media gives you and your company?
A: Yes, when the journalists are prepared

Q: Petit Carlton or Carlton Terrace?
A: I am more Carlton Terrace, but I always look longingly at the groups who stand outside the Petit Carlton

Q: What is your greatest Cannes regret?
A: To not be able on certain nights to be at the same time in the Palais, at the Fortnight, at Critic's Week, at Un Certain Regard and in my bed