Film Quotes by Michel Hazanavicius

I always try to make popular films. Even in black-and-white and silent.

— Michel Hazanavicius

I don't make films to reproduce reality.

— Michel Hazanavicius

To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them.

— Michel Hazanavicius

I love silent cinema but don't hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the…

— Michel Hazanavicius

There's always been a struggle with filmmakers between art and industry, and you have to find a balance

— Michel Hazanavicius

I've always been against the idea of dividing films between festival titles and popular movies. I think you can make films that…

— Michel Hazanavicius

My ambition with 'Redoubtable' was to make a film that would be aesthetically pleasing, charming, and touching.

— Michel Hazanavicius

You - as a director, you have to do your job, you have to show things, and you don't have to ask…

— Michel Hazanavicius

With silent films, you're better off avoiding irony, because the spectator is your accomplice. It's this pact that leads to emotion being…

— Michel Hazanavicius

I strongly believe cinema is popular culture. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. That's life.

— Michel Hazanavicius

I think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way…

— Michel Hazanavicius

I can say is usually people are slightly confused. They think that silent movies are old. But, the fact is, they are…

— Michel Hazanavicius

This is the problem with language, and this is what makes silent movies fun, because the connection with them, me or the…

— Michel Hazanavicius

It's not my job. The Weinstein company, it's their job to convince people. My job was to make the movie. That's what…

— Michel Hazanavicius

I thought 'The Artist' was a perfect way to find a good balance. The artistic challenge is obvious because the film is…

— Michel Hazanavicius

Sometimes I think you have to try to do things that people don't think are doable. I remember at the very beginning…

— Michel Hazanavicius