--- title: "1 European Cinema Quotes By Joann Sfar" description: "1 European Cinema quotes by Joann Sfar. Plus more from Joann Sfar and more European Cinema sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c8/joann-sfar-44950_animated_we-have-the-talent-just-not-the-money-an_995299.jpg" --- > [We have the talent, just not the money and not the audience. People in France don't really like fantasy. You need to go to Spain, England and Germany for that. Many of the people from my crew come either from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/we-have-the-talent-just-not-the-money-and-not-the-audience-people-in/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c8/joann-sfar-44950_animated_we-have-the-talent-just-not-the-money-an_995299.jpg) ## More by Joann Sfar > [“Chances are everything's already been said, but since no one is paying attention you have to start all over again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/chances-are-everything-s-already-been-said-but-since-no-one-is-paying/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) > [I love the idea of making drawings and seeing them become real. It's really like heaven to be able to draw something and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/i-love-the-idea-of-making-drawings-and-seeing-them-become-real-it-s/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) > [We have the talent, just not the money and not the audience. People in France don't really like fantasy. You need to go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/we-have-the-talent-just-not-the-money-and-not-the-audience-people-in/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) > [“...by the time you've finished naming a thing, it has already changed and the name you gave it no longer defines it exactly...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/by-the-time-you-ve-finished-naming-a-thing-it-has-already-changed-and/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) > [If you pretend you're completely mad, people believe it. The only thing I wanted when making the film was to have fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/if-you-pretend-you-re-completely-mad-people-believe-it-the-only-thing/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) > [Preparing the animation is close to the comic book process but there are plenty of problems. It's very interesting, but it's also sometimes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/preparing-the-animation-is-close-to-the-comic-book-process-but-there/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) > [“I believe God loves those moments when we do without him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/i-believe-god-loves-those-moments-when-we-do-without-him/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) > [I tried to take advantage of the fact that I was not used to making a movie. Movies are still so new to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/i-tried-to-take-advantage-of-the-fact-that-i-was-not-used-to-making-a/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) > [“You've been the rabbi here for thirty years and these guys who've never set foot here want to decide who should be rabbi or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joann-sfar/you-ve-been-the-rabbi-here-for-thirty-years-and-these-guys-who-ve/) [Joann Sfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joann-sfar/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/european-cinema/joann-sfar/#itemlist", "name": "1 European Cinema Quotes By Joann Sfar", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have the talent, just not the money and not the audience. People in France don't really like fantasy. You need to go to Spain, England and Germany for that. 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