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Michel Hazanavicius Quotes

Maybe I’ve seen more Hollywood movies than French movies Picture Quote #1

When you’re with your wife, you don’t say I love you to your wife every day but the ways you look at her and your actions are another way to communicate. Don’t focus on dialogue, only focus on what you’re expressing Picture Quote #1

I guess George Clooney would be a wonderful silent actor, and Leonardo DiCaprio is such a wonderful actor he certainly could do it Picture Quote #1

Sure, I watched a lot of Hollywood movies. Maybe I’ve seen more Hollywood movies than French movies Picture Quote #1

To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it’s for them Picture Quote #1

I think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way the movies will be screened, whether they’ll be screened on phones, on computers - on everything Picture Quote #1

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I love silent cinema but don’t hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces Picture Quote #1

If you try to make a silent movie with a normal script and you just pull out the dialogue, you will have big problems with the actors because you will ask them to tell a story that you don’t know Picture Quote #1

I am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States Picture Quote #1

Actually, I met a lot of directors and most of them have that fantasy to make a silent movie because for directors it’s the purest way to tell a story. It’s about creating images that tell a story and you don’t need dialogue for that Picture Quote #1

It’s about storytelling. The story is told through images. So with the cast, I had to make sure that the emotions were readable without sound... I know some great actors, if you turn off the sound, you don’t really know what they’re saying Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I thought ‘The Artist’ was a perfect way to find a good balance. The artistic challenge is obvious because the film is black-and-white and its silent, but I did my best to make the movie accessible and easy to watch. I really don’t want to make elitist movies. I really try hard to work for the audience. Audiences are smart. They get everything Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When we were making the movie, winning awards for it wasn’t the point at all. We didn’t even have an American distributor Picture Quote #1

I think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way the movies will be screened, whether they’ll be screened on phones, on computers - on everything Picture Quote #1

When you speak of silent movies, everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin first Picture Quote #1

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Sure, I watched a lot of Hollywood movies. Maybe I’ve seen more Hollywood movies than French movie Picture Quote #1

If you try to make a silent movie with a normal script and you just pull out the dialogue, you will have big problems with the actors because you will ask them to tell a story that you don’t know Picture Quote #1

I love silent cinema but don’t hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces Picture Quote #1

To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it’s for them Picture Quote #1

There’s always been a struggle with filmmakers between art and industry, and you have to find a balance Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when an actor says something almost perfect, but you know you have to edit it, if you tell them to change something immediately, it will come out great Picture Quote #1

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French cinema audiences usually don’t express anything. Certainly not satisfaction Picture Quote #1

I make almost all the decisions on set and have to deal with all the financial aspects Picture Quote #1

But sometimes I think you have to try to do things that people don’t think are doable Picture Quote #1

An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way Picture Quote #1

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Maybe I’ve seen more Hollywood movies than French movies (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) When you’re with your wife, you don’t say I love you to your wife every day but the ways you look at her and your actions are another way to communicate. Don’t focus on dialogue, only focus on what you’re expressing (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) I guess George Clooney would be a wonderful silent actor, and Leonardo DiCaprio is such a wonderful actor he certainly could do it. (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) Sure, I watched a lot of Hollywood movies. Maybe I’ve seen more Hollywood movies than French movies. (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it’s for them. (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) I think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way the movies will be screened, whether they’ll be screened on phones, on computers - on everything. (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) I love silent cinema but don’t hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces. (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) If you try to make a silent movie with a normal script and you just pull out the dialogue, you will have big problems with the actors because you will ask them to tell a story that you don’t know. (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) I am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) Actually, I met a lot of directors and most of them have that fantasy to make a silent movie because for directors it’s the purest way to tell a story. It’s about creating images that tell a story and you don’t need dialogue for that (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) It’s about storytelling. The story is told through images. So with the cast, I had to make sure that the emotions were readable without sound... I know some great actors, if you turn off the sound, you don’t really know what they’re saying (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I thought ‘The Artist’ was a perfect way to find a good balance. The artistic challenge is obvious because the film is black-and-white and its silent, but I did my best to make the movie accessible and easy to watch. I really don’t want to make elitist movies. I really try hard to work for the audience. Audiences are smart. They get everything (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) 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 Quotes) When we were making the movie, winning awards for it wasn’t the point at all. We didn’t even have an American distributor (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) I think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way the movies will be screened, whether they’ll be screened on phones, on computers - on everything (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) When you speak of silent movies, everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin first (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) Sure, I watched a lot of Hollywood movies. Maybe I’ve seen more Hollywood movies than French movie (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) If you try to make a silent movie with a normal script and you just pull out the dialogue, you will have big problems with the actors because you will ask them to tell a story that you don’t know (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) I love silent cinema but don’t hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it’s for them (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) There’s always been a struggle with filmmakers between art and industry, and you have to find a balance (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) Sometimes when an actor says something almost perfect, but you know you have to edit it, if you tell them to change something immediately, it will come out great (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) French cinema audiences usually don’t express anything. Certainly not satisfaction (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) I make almost all the decisions on set and have to deal with all the financial aspects (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) But sometimes I think you have to try to do things that people don’t think are doable (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes) An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way (Michel Hazanavicius Quotes)