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title: "2 American tradition Quotes By Celine Sciamma"
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> [I like the sensitive look of traditional French films and the fact that the children are often portrayed as rebels, but I also like the way the American tradition stylises everything and is full of fantasy around childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/i-like-the-sensitive-look-of-traditional-french-films-and-the-fact/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/celine-sciamma-9187_american_i-like-the-sensitive-look-of-traditional_221749.jpg)

> [Well, I think I'm trying to be in the middle of two traditions, the French tradition, which is about being fair and staying close to reality, and the American tradition which is about making up a stylized universe, made of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/well-i-think-i-m-trying-to-be-in-the-middle-of-two-traditions-the/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af7/celine-sciamma-9187_colors_well-i-think-i-m-trying-to-be-in-the-mid_1293926.jpg)

## More by Celine Sciamma

> [Shooting with kids you only have three hours on set per day, so you have to know what you want. You have maybe four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/shooting-with-kids-you-only-have-three-hours-on-set-per-day-so-you/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [I identify myself with the male gaze, I grew up with the male gaze, I've been excited by the male gaze. I'm a product…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/i-identify-myself-with-the-male-gaze-i-grew-up-with-the-male-gaze-i/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [I don't feel like I have a special connection to childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/i-don-t-feel-like-i-have-a-special-connection-to-childhood/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [Ninety per cent of what we look at is the male gaze. They don't see themselves anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/ninety-per-cent-of-what-we-look-at-is-the-male-gaze-they-don-t-see/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [I think my movies are very much about the female gaze... But it's not going to happen magically if you're a woman. It's still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/i-think-my-movies-are-very-much-about-the-female-gaze-but-it-s-not/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [I was kind of a tomboy when I was the age of the character. I could be mistaken for a boy - sometimes I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/i-was-kind-of-a-tomboy-when-i-was-the-age-of-the-character-i-could-be/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [I like the sensitive look of traditional French films and the fact that the children are often portrayed as rebels, but I also like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/i-like-the-sensitive-look-of-traditional-french-films-and-the-fact/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [We all have to deconstruct the looks in ourselves. It's easier if you see different cultures and different imagery than just the pure straight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/we-all-have-to-deconstruct-the-looks-in-ourselves-it-s-easier-if-you/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [The dream of the theater for for me is that it's a room full of adults and kids. I want kids and grownups to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/the-dream-of-the-theater-for-for-me-is-that-it-s-a-room-full-of/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [As a screenwriter, you're always being told: a good scene is one where somebody wants something, the other one doesn't want to give it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/as-a-screenwriter-you-re-always-being-told-a-good-scene-is-one-where/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [But what I think I like about coming-of-age stories is that there's everything in them. It's a genre that kind of contains everything: you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/but-what-i-think-i-like-about-coming-of-age-stories-is-that-there-s/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [Of course, every movie is political, some people just deny it because they like the world the way it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/of-course-every-movie-is-political-some-people-just-deny-it-because/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [My film-making is the privilege of French cinema. I would have to do things totally differently elsewhere. But I think I could learn from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/my-film-making-is-the-privilege-of-french-cinema-i-would-have-to-do/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [I decided to put cinema at the centre of my life when I was 13 and going through the biggest crisis of my life: teenagehood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/i-decided-to-put-cinema-at-the-centre-of-my-life-when-i-was-13-and/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

> [People keep telling me, "You don't like boys!" And I'm saying, "Wow, no, it's just that you're not used to them being objectified in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-sciamma/people-keep-telling-me-you-don-t-like-boys-and-i-m-saying-wow-no-it-s/)

[Celine Sciamma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-sciamma/)

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