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But I don't think of myself a...

But I don't think of myself as a foreigner or a Frenchman! I just think of myself as a director. Whether I'm French or Australian or whatever, it's really not important.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

I made a movie in Morocco. I ...

I made a movie in Morocco. I made a movie in Brazil. I've made commercials all over the world. Every set looks like another set.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

The fact that I made a specia...

The fact that I made a special movie with an old-fashioned style - even if it's a mix between with modern and old-fashioned things - must mean I feel both ways about change. In a way I'm resisting, but in a way adapting myself to the times.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

I try to respect the rules of...

I try to respect the rules of the silent movies and I tried to make signification to make sense, and also the crew were very good and the fact that we shot in LA in the real Hollywood, studios and houses. We shot in the bed of Mary Pickford, and you cannot be any more accurate than that, so that helped a lot.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

Robert DeNiro, who may be the...

Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

I am unusual for a Frenchman ...

I am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

When you look at the early-'3...

When you look at the early-'30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent movies. In some of the silent movies - the good ones, the ones done by the best directors - the acting is very, very natural.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

It's just incredible. When yo...

It's just incredible. When you're French, coming from a non-English language country, you don't even dream about Oscar recognition or nominations. It's just beyond the dream. It's something very, very special and unique. It's the highest recognition any filmmaker could dream of.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

When you write a script that ...

When you write a script that you've felt in your soul for a long time, you can't ask the actors to go through the same emotions. You have to do part of the job to make things as easy as possible for them.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

French cinema audiences usual...

French cinema audiences usually don't express anything. Certainly not satisfaction.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

With silent films, you're bet...

With silent films, you're better off avoiding irony, because the spectator is your accomplice. It's this pact that leads to emotion being created.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

Maybe I've seen more Hollywoo...

Maybe I've seen more Hollywood movies than French movies.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

It's a dream for a director, ...

It's a dream for a director, at least to try a studio movie.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

When you do not have the dial...

When you do not have the dialogue to explain things, you will use everything to show and to tell the story. I think that this is what makes you believe that it is impeccable.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

I've always been against the ...

I've always been against the idea of dividing films between festival titles and popular movies. I think you can make films that are both.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

I watched a lot of silent dir...

I watched a lot of silent directors who were absolutely great like John Ford and Fritz Lang, Tod Browning, and also some very modern directors like The Coen Brothers. The directors take the freedom within their own movies to be melodramatic or funny when they chose to be. They do whatever they want and they don't care about the genre.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

Sure, I watched a lot of Holl...

Sure, I watched a lot of Hollywood movies. Maybe I've seen more Hollywood movies than French movies.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

I watched a lot of silent mov...

I watched a lot of silent movies. It's a very specific way of writing, which is more of a challenge than the directing. You have to describe images. It's easier to shoot them.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

I think being a foreigner and...

I think being a foreigner and talking about Hollywood allowed me to use some cliches and some references that an American would maybe not use.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

But I don't think of myself a...

But I don't think of myself as a foreigner or a Frenchman! I just think of myself as a director.

Michel Hazanavicius 45 quotes

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