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title: "4 Format Quotes By Michel Hazanavicius"
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> [I can say is usually people are slightly confused. They think that silent movies are old. But, the fact is, they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-can-say-is-usually-people-are-slightly-confused-they-think-that/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/michel-hazanavicius-7804_confused_i-can-say-is-usually-people-are-slightly_1296495.png)

> [I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-always-loved-silent-movies-i-was-not-a-specialist-but-i-loved-them/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

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> [I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-always-loved-silent-movies-i-was-not-a-specialist-but-i-loved-them-2/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/michel-hazanavicius-7804_devices_i-always-loved-silent-movies-i-was-not-a_2143614.png)

> [ First of all, I had the desire for that format \[silent movie\], and then when I was talking to people, I felt… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/first-of-all-i-had-the-desire-for-that-format-silent-movie-and-then/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

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## More by Michel Hazanavicius

> [I am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-am-unusual-for-a-frenchman-i-have-absolutely-nothing-against-the/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [Usually, when you do a period movie, you just recreate what you are shooting. You don't recreate the way you shoot it. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/usually-when-you-do-a-period-movie-you-just-recreate-what-you-are/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [In France, it's really different the way you live. It's a non-religious country. The public space is not religious; religion is a private thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/in-france-it-s-really-different-the-way-you-live-it-s-a-non-religious/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [I make almost all the decisions on set and have to deal with all the financial aspects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-make-almost-all-the-decisions-on-set-and-have-to-deal-with-all-the/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [Silence is a universal language. It's like music or painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/silence-is-a-universal-language-it-s-like-music-or-painting/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [The fact that I made a special movie with an old-fashioned style - even if it's a mix between with modern and old-fashioned things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/the-fact-that-i-made-a-special-movie-with-an-old-fashioned-style-even/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [I strongly believe cinema is popular culture. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. That's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-strongly-believe-cinema-is-popular-culture-sometimes-it-works/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [Even if I make fun of him, I try to portray him as a human being. Sometimes because he's the great Jean-Luc Godard, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/even-if-i-make-fun-of-him-i-try-to-portray-him-as-a-human-being/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 I did.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/it-s-not-my-job-the-weinstein-company-it-s-their-job-to-convince/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [I always try to make popular films. Even in black-and-white and silent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-always-try-to-make-popular-films-even-in-black-and-white-and-silent/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/an-idea-is-something-you-work-on-to-make-it-work-and-a-desire-is-much/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [The Germans were much more graphical. The expressionism is much more than cinema. It was a movement with artists, painters, music and architecture, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/the-germans-were-much-more-graphical-the-expressionism-is-much-more/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [I think there's something in common with the OSS 117 movies. The big difference is there's no irony in this one. It's not parody.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-think-there-s-something-in-common-with-the-oss-117-movies-the-big/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 created.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/with-silent-films-you-re-better-off-avoiding-irony-because-the/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

> [I only have one obsession - not to be boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-only-have-one-obsession-not-to-be-boring/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

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