Cannes Quotes

I always go to the Cannes Film Festival and it's just such a glamorous time.

— Georgina Chapman

Cannes is a sort of gladiators' arena, and that's the fun part of it. When you accept to come here to open…

— Olivier Dahan

Elle Fanning was fifteen when we started [The Neon Demon]. She turned seventeen during the shoot. Four weeks before Cannes, she turned…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

My defining moment was when I finally went to Cannes and saw my name along with international filmmakers.

— Vikramaditya Motwane

Mounting those red stairs [in Cannes] is something I've done with a very different intention many times. So it's interesting any time…

— Willem Dafoe

There would have been no Beats deal without the Samsung deal. It showed the number one company the importance of connecting with…

— Kanye West

When the film [Certified Copy] was in the Cannes Festival, I realized that the fact of having it shot in a different…

— Abbas Kiarostami

Vincent Gallo has put a curse on my colon and a hex on my prostate. He called me a 'fat pig' in…

— Roger Ebert

I was asked to go to Cannes to present Amores Perros. And little did I know that this film would be huge.…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

The film's success so far involves winning a couple of prizes at Cannes and Sundance, and getting some very nice reviews in…

— Harvey Pekar

After Cannes, my agent told me to get the next flight to LA. He was right. I had a part in 'Prime…

— David Thewlis

After Cannes every year, I end up going to some foreign country I've never been to before and introducing myself to a…

— Michelle Rodriguez

I love the Cannes Film Festival. From the lavish parties and events to the red carpet attire, this star-studded week-long event is…

— Tabatha Coffey

“The film festival measured a mile in length, from the Martinez to the Vieux Port, where sales executives tucked into their platters…

— J.G. Ballard

Red carpet dressing all depends on the climate. I think richer, deeper colours are more flattering on the body, but the opposite…

— Alice Temperley

Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a…

— Anonymous

People come to Cannes just to advertise their films, not with a particular message. But the advantage is that if you go…

— Jean-Luc Godard

When you premiere somewhere like Cannes, it's huge. It's nerve-wracking.

— Todd Haynes

When I jumped off a roof in Cannes in a bee costume, I looked ridiculous. But this is my business; I have…

— Jerry Seinfeld

You don't want to meet anybody in Cannes. It's the worst place, I think, to meet somebody - one of the worst…

— Caleb Landry Jones

Cannes is the largest festival of world cinema.

— Ken Loach

My favorite destinations include places in south of France, including Cannes.

— Prateik Babbar

Italy to me is like the mean mother. Whatever I do, it's never good enough. People say I'm the queen of Cannes,…

— Asia Argento

Being with Al Gore on the red carpet in Cannes was exciting - he's like a rock star unto himself!

— Lawrence Bender

Sundance felt like a natural fit. I love coming here, and I do think that this festival suits my films rather than…

— Taika Waititi