Marcel Carne quotes

Marcel Carné was a renowned French film director, celebrated for his poetic realism and influential works in cinema. His films such as "Children of Paradise" and "Port of Shadows" helped define French cinema in the 1930s and 1940s. He is remembered as one of the most significant auteurs in the history of French filmmaking. Here are 13 of his quotes:

If you do two versions of a film, they should be identical. With the same frames and settings.

Marcel Carne

It's nice to know that people appreciate and respect you.

Marcel Carne

I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy.

Marcel Carne

Well, I always run the risk of falling on my face, which has in fact happened.

Marcel Carne

When I last went to Italy, over two years ago, I had a lot more trouble understanding the language than I used to when I lived there for a year. I used to speak very little but I could understand very well.

Marcel Carne

For people to understand me when I travel, I speak with my hands.

Marcel Carne

Well, you know, I'm much older than I look.

Marcel Carne

I was very nervous at the beginning of Hotel du Nord.

Marcel Carne

But I still always felt the absence of a mother.

Marcel Carne

My father's sister never married in order to raise me.

Marcel Carne

I don't know what they'll say when I die. I don't give a damn, but they'll probably cry.

Marcel Carne