Silent Film Quotes by Jean Dujardin

I'm not an American actor. I'm a French actor. I'll continue in France. If I could make another silent movie in America, I'd like…

— Jean Dujardin

It was always about the story rather than the character.

— Jean Dujardin

As an actor and director, you have to take risks, even though I don't like saying that word. You can make a mistake.

— Jean Dujardin

I'm happiest on set because I'm not myself. I'm someone else. The moustache, the dinner jacket. It's not me. You're always this sort of…

— Jean Dujardin

I like simple things. I like being in my family in the South and playing petanque.

— Jean Dujardin

This is a universal, unique movie, it has potential to cross barriers. But we never thought about that on set, when we were doing…

— Jean Dujardin

I guess we're all lucky to be in this profession where you can be someone else for two or three months on a film…

— Jean Dujardin

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person.

— Jean Dujardin

I don't like to shoot too many movies since I like to do them well.

— Jean Dujardin

I watched a lot of Douglas Fairbanks movies. He always played the same role with a mustache. Zorro had a mustache. The Musketeer had…

— Jean Dujardin

I discovered that silent film is almost an advantage. You just have to think of the feeling for it to show. No lines pollute…

— Jean Dujardin

For me, I loved it. I only want to make silent movies now.

— Jean Dujardin

It was actually quite easy to work with Uggie, because he's a really well trained dog. Very talented. I just had to follow him…

— Jean Dujardin

I don't like having too many projects in the pipeline. I like to focus on what's at hand.

— Jean Dujardin

I like the hot-cold, the sugar-salt, being able to play over-the-top and dramatic things - in the same film. Just as in my life,…

— Jean Dujardin