Filmmaking is so heavy: there are so many people and trucks and teamsters and costume people and hair people and makeup people. I try to make it light and as simple as possible. It's great for actors. It puts the… — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
When you move handheld, and the director of photography has the courage to shoot with no lights, the set becomes a space of creativity… — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I… — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
I was supposed to do only one or two episodes of 'Big Little Lies,' but I realized I couldn't just step away. — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
In a career, when you hit 40 and you've done a lot of this and that, you want to try some new things. I… — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
I love to offer a playlist to the world, almost like being a deejay. — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
You've got to trust your instincts, your judgment and trust the storytelling that came before and the quality of the acting with the emotion. — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
When you hear a solo piano, there's a solitude about just one instrument playing. It can be beautiful; it can be sad. — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
I was born in 1963. So the '70s were my teenage years. As a teenager, I was into rock and roll - Bowie, Rolling… — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
When I do a mix tape for my kids, for my friends, for my lover, I meticulously choose the tracks, and it's beautiful. And… — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
I couldn't stand still at a desk for another year. I wanted to go out there and make films. — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
