What does ‘a night in Paris’ evoke for you?

Freedom.

What’s your best nighttime memory of Paris?

When France won the 1998 World Cup. Paris became a giant party.

Who epitomizes Parisian nightlife?

A girl with crimson lips, wearing a miniskirt and heels, riding a bicycle.

What’s your favorite place to have dinner?

The lawns of Parc Montsouris in summer.

Who would be the guests at your ideal dinner party?

Chantal Akerman, Henri Matisse, Marilyn Monroe, Socrates, and my parents.

Which is the best cinematic representation of a night in Paris?

Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris [2011].

What’s the craziest thing you’ve heard or seen at night in Paris?

Roaring lions.

What’s the one thing you can only do on a night out in Paris?

Kiss under the glittering Eiffel Tower.

What are the three unmissable events at Nuit Blanche?

They’re all unmissable in my eyes but, since I have to choose, I’d say: Quoi l’éternité  a sound trail of poetry in the Paris Catacombs by Xavier Donzelli; B.P.M., a travelling party on the Canal Saint-Martin, featuring Juliette Gelli and Downtown Périgord; and Quelle Nuit Blanche!, an animated film by Michel Gondry made especially for the occasion.

Your top tip for enjoying Nuit Blanche?

Wear sneakers to walk while dancing.