I really think that life isn't logical and life isn't always meaningful. I'm just trying to go into that zone without being too random, and just trying to create some new logic [in moviemaking] that feels like dreams. — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share Image
Around age 18, I decided to start writing my own stuff. I wrote some bad short films and shot them. I tried to make… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
So many people are killing their childhood. It's like, "Okay, today I've decided I'm gonna be a grown-up, and I'm not a kid anymore."… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
To me, the movie is more funny if, at the same time, you can think a little bit or dream a little bit. — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
A real good artist is basically a grown-up kid, who never kills the kid. What we call being an adult is basically about killing… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
I'm a small filmmaker, making my small, low-budget movies, but I'm super lucky to know that everybody reacts differently to my movies. That's interesting. — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
I'm just trying to find some secret places in the human brain because I think movies tend to be too rational sometimes. Everything is… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
When I'm on the set, I take five minutes to find the best angle for a scene, and then we just shoot it and… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
I've been obsessed with making movies since I was 15. I watched a lot of movies when I was young, and I decided that… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
I really think that life isn't logical and life isn't always meaningful. I'm just trying to go into that zone without being too random,… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
On the set, everybody is different, so you have to deal with different sensibilities. I don't have a method. Usually, I try to have… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
It [moviemaking] is like a dream. When you're dreaming, you make some very strange connections between some random stuff and random people. — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
Yeah, the main goal when I'm writing [movie scripts] is to entertain myself. It's supposed to be funny, but then a funny idea can… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
I don't like to be on a set and wait three hours, just to make some lighting adjustments. I like to shoot. That's what… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share
That's what happens with most comedies. If you watch 10 minutes and there's no joke, then you're disappointed because you're expecting jokes. The same… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share