“I had started out with the intent to make a love story and something not so grave or so dark.So I went into this saying, "I want to do a love story, not to be seen with rose-colored glasses, but not as heavy." As it turned out, it surprised me the place where it led actually was something so painful. I identified so much with them that I experienced a lot of that suffering as well.”
![“[ Blue is the Warmest Color ] was really a film about two people having to go through a relationship which everyone knew would lead to a breakup and the pain that that entails. Anybody can see that story, what leads to that, and identify with it. As a filmmaker, I wanted to construct this…” quote by Abdellatif Kechiche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/43f/abdellatif-kechiche-34305_blue_blue-is-the-warmest-color-was-really-a-f_910721.jpg)
![“This film [ Blue is the Warmest Color] actually is the result of me talking with my producer Vincent [Maraval]. I gave him a bunch of ideas and then Vincent helped guide me and develop this particular film. I enjoy that rapport to have somebody else help guide me in my choices for the next film…” quote by Abdellatif Kechiche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5d6/abdellatif-kechiche-34305_blue_this-film-blue-is-the-warmest-color-actu_2785573.jpg)
