Fantastic Mr. Fox

interview by OLYMPIA LE-TAN

 

OLYMPIA LE-TAN — Did you make Fantastic Mr. Fox for children?
WES ANDERSON — Yes, including the children I might have one day. But it’s also for those adults who were lucky enough to have grown up in a time when children weren’t expected to wear a helmet when they rode their bicycles.

OLYMPIA LE-TAN — When did you first read Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox?
WES ANDERSON — It was the first book I ever actually owned. My mother bought it for me at a book fair at my school. It was published when I was a year old. I think Dahl was writing it when I was born. I loved it because I loved the character of Mr. Fox. And I loved digging — my brothers and I always wanted to live underground.

OLYMPIA LE-TAN — Are you a big…