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> [When I was a kid, I used to escape from my family with my imagination, and I kept this spirit into my adult life. This doesn't always happen. All children have imagination, but for some it doesn't carry over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/when-i-was-a-kid-i-used-to-escape-from-my-family-with-my-imagination/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

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## More by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

> [I like the cinema of people like Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton. I am not keen on trying to reproduce reality - for that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/i-like-the-cinema-of-people-like-terry-gilliam-and-tim-burton-i-am/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [If you make the right choice in casting, your work is nearly done already. You don't have to spend a lot of time directing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/if-you-make-the-right-choice-in-casting-your-work-is-nearly-done/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [When I was a child, I had a ViewMaster, those red box glasses with little discs, so that you can see 3D images. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/when-i-was-a-child-i-had-a-viewmaster-those-red-box-glasses-with/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [“Quand le doigt montre le ciel, l’imbécile regarde le doigt. \[When a finger is pointing up to the sky, only a fool looks at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/quand-le-doigt-montre-le-ciel-l-imb-cile-regarde-le-doigt-when-a/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [In the States, I learned to fight for every idea. Sometimes, a director has to be a tyrant to keep the quality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/in-the-states-i-learned-to-fight-for-every-idea-sometimes-a-director/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [In Hollywood everything is formatted, everything is compulsory, so therefore we have to follow the law of benefits and profit and money, let us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/in-hollywood-everything-is-formatted-everything-is-compulsory-so/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [There is a new philosophy for weapons: it's more expensive to hurt people than to kill people. It's terrible. When you have a band…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/there-is-a-new-philosophy-for-weapons-it-s-more-expensive-to-hurt/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [In general, I have some precise ideas about everything, because the film is completed in my head before we ever start shooting. With casting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/in-general-i-have-some-precise-ideas-about-everything-because-the/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [In France, it's very suspect when you have a success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/in-france-it-s-very-suspect-when-you-have-a-success/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [I'm very slow, and I do everything myself. I remember I spent three days to change the size of something I had sketched because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/i-m-very-slow-and-i-do-everything-myself-i-remember-i-spent-three/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [This is one of the things I don't like so much about French cinema - we have tendency to concentrate on actors and dialogue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/this-is-one-of-the-things-i-don-t-like-so-much-about-french-cinema-we/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [I think we're entering a new period of filmmaking that's analogous to switching from black-and-white to color, or from silent to sound. The medium…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/i-think-we-re-entering-a-new-period-of-filmmaking-that-s-analogous-to/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [I write scripts by myself. It's not for everybody. It's someone's personal work. I need to be in love with the subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/i-write-scripts-by-myself-it-s-not-for-everybody-it-s-someone-s/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [I hate to lose time on the set. On the set, you have to go at a good pace, because the clock is your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/i-hate-to-lose-time-on-the-set-on-the-set-you-have-to-go-at-a-good/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

> [Each time, I try to find a family of interesting faces. I follow the tradition of films from the 40s - at this time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-jeunet/each-time-i-try-to-find-a-family-of-interesting-faces-i-follow-the/)

[Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-jeunet/)

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