If you look at the Oscars and look at the Best Foreign Language series, you see that the films are coming from… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
If you read Herodotus, the first Greek historian 2,500 years ago, he was talking about that - about people mixing with other… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
Even if I knew that Separation would probably win, when they announced the film, I was thinking to myself "Oh! I want… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
In the private system and the private schools, the principal is pretty much a dictator. He or she can hire whoever s/he… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
If you're writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation. In this play, I had a strong main character… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
There is some humor in Monsieur Lazhar and in all my other films, but this one I'll try to make a real… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I will see 100 or 200 and I will take my time with them and I audition them for the two main… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's about the economic situation and sometimes it's about the fear of others. Sometimes it's about protecting the generally accepted values.… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
If youre writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation. — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I don't like ostentatious galas and stuff like that, but if you get to the Oscars, you'd better get used to it… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I didn't want the film to be didactic, and this is tough because if you look at the list of issues, you… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
What I know is that if I was asked to teach mathematics in French for a week to young kids, I would… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
If you look at the end of the movie [Monsegnor Lahzar], I give a lot of space to what the spectator can… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
The irony is I did an intimate film in France with no stars and that got me to Hollywood. It got me… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
For sure, and we haven't found it yet. I understand why we have come to a time and place where we cannot touch the… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
In Canada, I've had success raising money. I think I was fortunate enough. But today, I would have to write a very, very bad… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
My film is actually very critical of the level of French we're using back home. To have an immigrant from an ancient French colony… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I'm writing a political comedy that takes place in Canada in Quebec. It's funny. Saying political comedy is a little redundant but it's a… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
My film is in French. It's not something folkloric. It's who we are. There's this tension about immigrants coming in. Will they learn French?… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
We have a conservative government that only thinks in terms of efficiency. They are spending a lot of money on military expenses and less… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
That's grossing money for other people that has a multiplying factor, but the government doesn't see that. It doesn't see that making a film… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
When I want to tackle a story or a subject, I always ask myself three questions: Is it important to talk about that? Will… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
It's like a laboratory, a micro-society of real life, so it didn't look odd to talk about bureaucracy. In the school, in the class,… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
We get through life and this is part of the education process also. In real life, we meet bad bosses and good bosses and… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
![“If you look at the end of the movie [Monsegnor Lahzar], I give a lot of space to what the spectator can also imagine of what's going to be Bachir's life afterwards. So, there's the restraint part, and there's the fact that the story is happening in the school which allowed me to tackle all these…” quote by Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e78/philippe-falardeau-11523_didactic_if-you-look-at-the-end-of-the-movie-mons_2821774.jpg)
![“In Canada, I've had success raising money. I think I was fortunate enough. But today, I would have to write a very, very bad script not to be financed for the next one. I'm assured at least of the next one, but you're always [only] as good as your last film. I think it's true for anyone.” quote by Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/574/philippe-falardeau-11523_assured_in-canada-i-ve-had-success-raising-money_68419.jpg)
