Michel Hazanavicius quotes

Michel Hazanavicius is a French film director and screenwriter, best known for his award-winning film "The Artist." His creative storytelling and homage to classic cinema have earned him international acclaim. He continues to be recognized as one of France's most innovative contemporary filmmakers. Here are 20 of his 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)
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. View quote
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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. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling. View quote
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But sometimes I think you have to try to do things that people don't think are doable. View quote
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I only have one obsession - not to be boring. View quote
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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. View quote
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Bernard Herrmann was a genius, a great, great composer. View quote
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French cinema audiences usually don't express anything. Certainly not satisfaction. View quote
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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. View quote
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French people are strange about America, I think. View quote
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To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them. (Michel Hazanavicius)
Hollywood is much more than America. Hollywood belongs to all of the planet. View quote
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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. View quote
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An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way. View quote
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I make almost all the decisions on set and have to deal with all the financial aspects. View quote
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I am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
Michel Hazanavicius
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. View quote
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I'm very happy in France making movies. View quote
Michel Hazanavicius

Michel Hazanavicius

Michel Hazanavicius - Image
Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: French Director
Born: March 29, 1967
Quotes count: 20
Wikipedia: Michel Hazanavicius

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