'Chocolat' was a sort of statement of my own childhood, recognizing I experienced something from the end of the colonial era and… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
We don't all look alike - some people think they're tough, some people think they're fragile - but in the end, we… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
In Kurosawa's films, the tragedy is that this strong man was crushed by corruption or mistrust at the end. — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I long to make films. I'm dying to be inside the next film. I always hope there will be another film. — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I am not at all interested in theories about cinema. I am only interested in images and people and sound. I am really a… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
A father who sees his daughter leave in the arms of another man does not feel the same as a mother. It is heartrending… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I don't know - music in film, for me, is not another part of a soundtrack; it is something that also helps to approach… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
It's not that I don't like words. There's sometimes no need for words. — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I have no relationship to the French bourgeoisie. I don't like connecting with them. — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I have very strong relationships with my actors when I'm shooting. When you love an actor's work, you always feel you have to go… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
I always scout locations first. The apartments, the railway tracks, the café, the canal - I figure out the geography of the film. — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
For some reason, I have always been interested in the stories of people who are exiled and who are deprived of rights. My main… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
When I was a child I had a nightmare, and in the morning, I asked my mother and father, 'If I kill someone, would… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
