Claude Chabrol Quotes & Sayings

24 most famous Claude Chabrol quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was a French director who passed away on 12 September, 2010.

“I love mirrors. They let one pass through the surface of things.”

“You have to accept the fact that sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.”

“Stupidity is infinitely more fascinating that intelligence. Intelligence has its limits while stupidity has none.”

“To observe a profoundly stupid individual can be very enriching, and that's why we should never feel contempt for them.”

“I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control.”

“I brought the film like a flower to the world.”

“There is no new wave, only the sea.”

“I wanted to make a film about stupid people that was very vulgar and deeply stupid. From that moment on I can hardly be reproached for making a film that is about stupid people.”

“Films with a message just make me laugh.”

“My father wanted me to be a pharmacist like himself. He had been a doctor, but he no longer believed in medicine; so he became a pharmacist, but he believed in that hardly more.”