“Oh little Poupchette, some may tell you that you are nobody's child, a child of defilement, a child begotten in fear and horror. Some may tell you that you are a child of abomination conceived in abomination, a tainted child,… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share Image
An artist is someone who feels the vibrations of the world and tries to transcribe them through his medium. — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
“Cuando le pregunté si no le pesaba la soledad, se quedó pensando un buen rato y luego, con voz grave y serena dijo: «Estar… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
“Why did I, like thousands of others, have to carry a cross I hadn't chosen, a cross which was not made for my shoulders… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
My work is very controlled. I leave nothing to chance. Chance comes afterward... Making a film is like cooking a pot au feu. You… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
“Oh little Poupchette, some may tell you that you are nobody's child, a child of defilement, a child begotten in fear and horror. Some… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
“Para intentar comprender a la gente, hay que excavar hasta las raíces. No basta con darle un empujón al tiempo con el hombro para… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
I think about the sincerity of my writing. I try to be true, to pose questions. Shake people up a bit and make them… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
“...In the end, there's no sort of difference between dying from ignorance and dying under the feet of thousands of men who have regained… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
It's the comedies and thrillers that are successful. People love horror, but in thrillers. Once you speak of pain and suffering it's a different… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
It's always been difficult for me to speak and express my innermost thoughts. I prefer to write. When I sit down and write, words… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
In a novel, language is your principal tool, you try to build pictures in the mind of the reader. When you write a screenplay,… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
I'm not imprisoned in any one medium. In films I use techniques that are not necessarily what other directors attempt. When I write novels… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
“A dozen incidents of this kind made everyone realise that the monsters had never left them, that they had simply fallen asleep for a… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share
