I'm an absolute fan of Angela Bassett. I think she's a great, great actress. In the biopics, she is so moving. She's very rare. It's something that doesn't happen that much, to see an actress inventing a new way of… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
There is rap music in all my films. In 'La Vie des Morts,' there is rap music too. It's because I'm French, and when it appeared in 1978, it was so new, it set off my musical imagination. — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
I love some films with very silent characters, people who don't speak, but I wouldn't be able to do that. — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
I hate this idea in the Cinematheque that you must watch silent movies with no music, like it's a piece of art. It's not… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
I never rehearse scenes with the whole ensemble, because I need to preserve some surprise. Instead, I work with the cast individually on their… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
It's hard work to find your own voice and not to copycat anything. — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
I guess that in this process of trying to incorporate or to be faithful to the films I admire so much, that's how I… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
I'm an absolute fan of Angela Bassett. I think she's a great, great actress. In the biopics, she is so moving. She's very rare.… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
I think one of the most important American films is 'Jackie Brown,' which is such a humble depiction of humble characters but so powerful.… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
There is rap music in all my films. In 'La Vie des Morts,' there is rap music too. It's because I'm French, and when… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I read Freud, I was 25 or 30, and I was expecting it to be about the Oedipus complex.… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
Usually in France we prefer to say bad things about the Nouvelle Vague, but I'm always impressed with its freedom and the fact of… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
Each time I'm starting to work on a film, even if I love to settle the plot in the real world, I start to… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
