Their films would probably be better if they'd seen a few more films, which runs counter to this idiotic theory that you run the risk of being influenced if you see too much. — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
When you see the films of certain young directors, you get the impression that film history begins for them around 1980. — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
Kubrick is a machine, a mutant, a Martian. He has no human feeling whatsoever. But it's great when the machine films other machines, as… — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
I reject the word 'script' entirely-at any rate in the usual sense. I prefer the old usage-usually scenario-which it had in the Commedia dell'Arte,… — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
Many filmmakers pretend that they never see anything, which has always seemed odd to me. — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
And the fact that I see so many films really seems to amaze certain people. — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
And Twin Peaks, the Film is the craziest film in the history of cinema. I have no idea what happened, I have no idea… — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
Whereas with Sirk, everything is always filmed. No matter what the script, he's always a real director. — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
Their films would probably be better if they'd seen a few more films, which runs counter to this idiotic theory that you run the… — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
For me, the film has to be incredibly bad to make me want to pack up and leave. — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
Cocteau is someone who has made such a profound impression on me that there's no doubt he's influenced every one of my films. — Jacques Rivette Copy Share Image
