Michel HazanaviciusWhen 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, … ▶371Love
Michel HazanaviciusI 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 comp… ▶341Thought
Michel HazanaviciusHollywood is much more than America. Hollywood belongs to all of the planet.332Hope
Michel HazanaviciusI think being a foreigner and talking about Hollywood allowed me to use some cliches and some references that an American would maybe not use.355Thought
Michel HazanaviciusI 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 si… ▶368Love
Michel HazanaviciusThis 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 … ▶304Death
Michel HazanaviciusBut 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.337Thought
Michel HazanaviciusI am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States. ✨ The Artist: the silent film they said no one wanted to see. Interview with Stuart Jeffr… ▶294Politics
Michel HazanaviciusI only have one obsession - not to be boring. ✨ The Artist: the silent film they said no one wanted to see. Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. December 8, … ▶253Thought
Michel HazanaviciusWhen 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… ▶264Sadness
Michel HazanaviciusTo me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them.3110Death
Michel HazanaviciusWhen you do not have the dialogue to explain things, you will use everything to show and to tell the story. I think that this is what makes you believe that it is impeccable 244Thought
Michel HazanaviciusFrench cinema audiences usually don't express anything. Certainly not satisfaction. ✨ The Artist: the silent film they said no one wanted to see by Stuart Jeffries, www.theg… ▶278DeathTruth
Michel HazanaviciusIt'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 t… ▶182Reading
Michel HazanaviciusSometimes 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 ✨ Cannes In… ▶237Time
Michel HazanaviciusI love silent cinema but don't hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com… ▶238Love
Michel HazanaviciusIt's just incredible. When you're French, coming from a non-English language country, you don't even dream about Oscar recognition or nominations. It's just beyond the dream. It's… ▶217Time
Michel HazanaviciusSure, I watched a lot of Hollywood movies. Maybe I've seen more Hollywood movies than French movies217Philosophy
Michel HazanaviciusThere's always been a struggle with filmmakers between art and industry, and you have to find a balance175Life
Michel HazanaviciusI 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 director… ▶165Humor
