When you speak of silent movies, everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin first. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I love silent cinema but don't hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I always try to make popular films. Even in black-and-white and silent. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I guess George Clooney would be a wonderful silent actor, and Leonardo DiCaprio is such a wonderful actor he certainly could do… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
This is the problem with language, and this is what makes silent movies fun, because the connection with them, me or the… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I can say is usually people are slightly confused. They think that silent movies are old. But, the fact is, they are… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
If you try to make a silent movie with a normal script and you just pull out the dialogue, you will have… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
When you look at the early-'30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent movies.… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I looked at a lot of photos from Hollywood in the '20s, photographs of silent movies being filmed all over the world… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
Actually, I met a lot of directors and most of them have that fantasy to make a silent movie because for directors… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I watched a lot of silent movies. It's a very specific way of writing, which is more of a challenge than the… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I watched a lot of silent directors who were absolutely great like John Ford and Fritz Lang, Tod Browning, and also some… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
People inside the theaters usually, not 100 percent but most of them, enjoy the movie. Usually they come with a small negative… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I chose the American ones, more or less the last five years of the silent era, because those are the ones that… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I try to respect the rules of the silent movies and I tried to make signification to make sense, and also the… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I thought 'The Artist' was a perfect way to find a good balance. The artistic challenge is obvious because the film is… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
First of all, I had the desire for that format [silent movie], and then when I was talking to people, I felt… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think you have to try to do things that people don't think are doable. I remember at the very beginning… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
The silent movie is an emotional cinema: it's sensory; the fact that you don't go through a text brings you back to… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
With silent films, you're better off avoiding irony, because the spectator is your accomplice. It's this pact that leads to emotion being… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
They said 'if you have a 3D movie, we'll buy it' because they want it. For maybe two weeks I really thought… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen. For… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
Usually, when you do a period movie, you just recreate what you are shooting. You don't recreate the way you shoot it. I think… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
In France, it's really different the way you live. It's a non-religious country. The public space is not religious; religion is a private thing. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
I make almost all the decisions on set and have to deal with all the financial aspects. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
The fact that I made a special movie with an old-fashioned style - even if it's a mix between with modern and old-fashioned things… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
I strongly believe cinema is popular culture. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. That's life. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
Even if I make fun of him, I try to portray him as a human being. Sometimes because he's the great Jean-Luc Godard, we… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
It's not my job. The Weinstein company, it's their job to convince people. My job was to make the movie. That's what I did.… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
I always try to make popular films. Even in black-and-white and silent. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
The Germans were much more graphical. The expressionism is much more than cinema. It was a movement with artists, painters, music and architecture, so… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
I think there's something in common with the OSS 117 movies. The big difference is there's no irony in this one. It's not parody.… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
With silent films, you're better off avoiding irony, because the spectator is your accomplice. It's this pact that leads to emotion being created. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share
![“First of all, I had the desire for that format [silent movie], and then when I was talking to people, I felt that people needed justification. Why are you doing a silent movie? Is it just for your own pleasure? I felt it was not enough for them so I realized I have to choose the subject that will…” quote by Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c55/michel-hazanavicius-7804_actors_first-of-all-i-had-the-desire-for-that-f_2868154.jpg)
