I can't speak American dog very well. There was a lot of improvisation with Uggie - like when I put the dog on the table or sometimes I follow him, s….

I don't care about my image..

I've never concerned myself with the labels people want to put on you. What matters to me is my own estimation..

In many cases for an actor it's a comfortable position to be in. But it's harder to fail as a director..

I don't represent myself as a star, but an actor who wants to make movies..

I watched Gene Kelly for his smile, for his energy. Vittorio Gassman for his movement. Clark Gable for his mustache. And I watched Lassie who was hap….

I don't want everyone to like me, and I don't choose who likes me. You have to give them the choice, give them the option..

I recycle. I have a house in the south of France and I have a small garden. My name is Dujardin - 'from the garden.' I grow carrots, peppers, strawbe….

I wasn't dyslexic, I was just very slow. I passed my time daydreaming..

I like the hot-cold, the sugar-salt, being able to play over-the-top and dramatic things - in the same film. Just as in my life, I can be very funny ….

I don't really know Hollywood, but living and shooting in L.A. was very motivating, inspiring. The lights, the extras, their American faces, the ener….

Just telling a story. That's cinema. It's not silent, black and white. It's a simple story that's well made..

I never think of the completed film, rather the adventure of what I'm about to live..

I'm happiest on set because I'm not myself. I'm someone else. The moustache, the dinner jacket. It's not me. You're always this sort of double, and i….

I discovered that silent film is almost an advantage. You just have to think of the feeling for it to show. No lines pollute it. It doesn't take much….

The energy is important. It's the rebirth of the character. Even more than the sentence itself, it's the energy that has to come through. It's really….

I feel very at home in an empty church. I feel the most protected. It's very mystical..

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person..

It was always about the story rather than the character..

As an actor and director, you have to take risks, even though I don't like saying that word. You can make a mistake..

I don't like to shoot too many movies since I like to do them well..