Michel Hazanavicius Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie.”

“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.”

“This is the problem with language, and this is what makes silent movies fun, because the connection with them, me or the audience is not with the language. There's no question of interpretation of what we are saying it's just about feeling. You create your own story.”

“When you speak of silent movies, everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin first.”

“An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way.”

“Bernard Herrmann was a genius, a great, great composer.”

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

“But sometimes I think you have to try to do things that people don't think are doable.”

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

“Hollywood is much more than America. Hollywood belongs to all of the planet.”