--- title: "13 Sometimes Quotes By Michel Gondry" description: "13 Sometimes quotes by Michel Gondry. Plus more from Michel Gondry and more Sometimes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/michel-gondry-6811_animation_my-father-had-a-super-8-camera-when-i-wa_3200349.png" --- > [My father had a Super 8 camera when I was a kid and sometimes he would use it. I did some animation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/my-father-had-a-super-8-camera-when-i-was-a-kid-and-sometimes-he/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/michel-gondry-6811_animation_my-father-had-a-super-8-camera-when-i-wa_3200349.png) > [There is an amount of abstraction in my movies, and sometimes they don't really understand it until the film is finished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/there-is-an-amount-of-abstraction-in-my-movies-and-sometimes-they-don/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/michel-gondry-6811_abstraction_there-is-an-amount-of-abstraction-in-my_227453.png) > [When people are very original, sometimes they are original as a way to resist the mainstream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/when-people-are-very-original-sometimes-they-are-original-as-a-way-to/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/michel-gondry-6811_mainstream_when-people-are-very-original-sometimes_737061.png) > [Sometimes, when people use too much blue screen in movies, the actors don't look credible, because they have their own opinion of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/sometimes-when-people-use-too-much-blue-screen-in-movies-the-actors/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/michel-gondry-6811_actor_sometimes-when-people-use-too-much-blue_1366928.jpg) > [I think my imagination dictates the technologies I use. But at the same time, my imagination can be technologic. Sometimes I see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-think-my-imagination-dictates-the-technologies-i-use-but-at-the/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a11/michel-gondry-6811_ideas_i-think-my-imagination-dictates-the-tech_3109688.png) > [It's a very American thing that everything has to be a business. Americans think... I like America, or I would not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/it-s-a-very-american-thing-that-everything-has-to-be-a-business/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46c/michel-gondry-6811_america_it-s-a-very-american-thing-that-everythi_1917240.png) > [If I have a good dream and I wake up happy. When I have an idea, I feel happy. Sometimes achievement and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/if-i-have-a-good-dream-and-i-wake-up-happy-when-i-have-an-idea-i-feel/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/michel-gondry-6811_achievement_if-i-have-a-good-dream-and-i-wake-up-hap_1792915.png) > [When I shoot actors, I have that dilemma. I want the actor to be good, and sometimes I have to push them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/when-i-shoot-actors-i-have-that-dilemma-i-want-the-actor-to-be-good/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/michel-gondry-6811_actor_when-i-shoot-actors-i-have-that-dilemma_1724256.png) > [Sometimes it's interesting to see something that you're not used to seeing, which is the main ingredient of life, and it's removed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/sometimes-it-s-interesting-to-see-something-that-you-re-not-used-to/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/michel-gondry-6811_entertainment_sometimes-it-s-interesting-to-see-someth_1447728.png) > [I'm just saying to everyone. The director does not direct the trailer. It's an edited version that takes so many moments of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-m-just-saying-to-everyone-the-director-does-not-direct-the-trailer/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/michel-gondry-6811_direct_i-m-just-saying-to-everyone-the-director_3220863.jpg) > [Since I was a kid, I've liked to see how things are done. Sometimes when you see how things are done, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/since-i-was-a-kid-i-ve-liked-to-see-how-things-are-done-sometimes/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/michel-gondry-6811_aspect_since-i-was-a-kid-i-ve-liked-to-see-how_2301916.png) > [I'm going to work with Dan Clowes. After Charlie Kaufman, it's hard to fill up the gap. It's hard to find somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-m-going-to-work-with-dan-clowes-after-charlie-kaufman-it-s-hard-to/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22d/michel-gondry-6811_care_i-m-going-to-work-with-dan-clowes-after_900032.jpg) > [I don't call cut between the takes - it's my way to help the actor keep focused. As soon as you say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-don-t-call-cut-between-the-takes-it-s-my-way-to-help-the-actor-keep/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/michel-gondry-6811_actor_i-don-t-call-cut-between-the-takes-it-s_3054461.png) ## Other authors on Sometimes ## More by Michel Gondry > [I learned to drive when I was 35. I'm driving like an old lady and very close to the wheel. I don't take many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-learned-to-drive-when-i-was-35-i-m-driving-like-an-old-lady-and/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [I'm just thinking of 2001, which I think is the most expensive independent film ever made - which is great, someday I hope I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-m-just-thinking-of-2001-which-i-think-is-the-most-expensive/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [I try to learn from both, from features and documentaries. In both cases you have to find a way to make the camera as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-try-to-learn-from-both-from-features-and-documentaries-in-both/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [I'm attracted to working with comedians because they don't have that stars' idea of what a hero should be. The downside is they're always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-m-attracted-to-working-with-comedians-because-they-don-t-have-that/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [There is an amount of abstraction in my movies, and sometimes they don't really understand it until the film is finished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/there-is-an-amount-of-abstraction-in-my-movies-and-sometimes-they-don/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [I shoot people in a way that makes the audience feel equal to them. And it's hard to express and it's hard to execute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-shoot-people-in-a-way-that-makes-the-audience-feel-equal-to-them/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [In my opinion, it's more interesting to see magic happening in a world that feels grounded. If the world is already crazy, then anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/in-my-opinion-it-s-more-interesting-to-see-magic-happening-in-a-world/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [All these gadgets, the phone and the computer, they expose the inside of your brain in a way that's bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/all-these-gadgets-the-phone-and-the-computer-they-expose-the-inside/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [Michael Jackson will always be my favorite pop musician; he was for years and years until his death, which was horrible to me. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/michael-jackson-will-always-be-my-favorite-pop-musician-he-was-for/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [I find it particularly shocking that people work all week long, and then on the weekend they give their money to another big corporation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-find-it-particularly-shocking-that-people-work-all-week-long-and/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [ I like collaboration, I like to incorporate other people's ideas \[and\] that's what happens when you do a big movie. Unless you're called Stanley… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-like-collaboration-i-like-to-incorporate-other-people-s-ideas-and/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [If people don't like the trailer, then blame it on the people who made the trailer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/if-people-don-t-like-the-trailer-then-blame-it-on-the-people-who-made/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [I like actors who just are who they are, with a little bit of qualification to adapt to their character. But mostly they just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-like-actors-who-just-are-who-they-are-with-a-little-bit-of/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [I had a lot of encouragement and tolerance from my parents, but I also have many friends who didn't get that from their parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-had-a-lot-of-encouragement-and-tolerance-from-my-parents-but-i-also/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) > [When people are very original, sometimes they are original as a way to resist the mainstream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/when-people-are-very-original-sometimes-they-are-original-as-a-way-to/) [Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sometimes/michel-gondry/#itemlist", "name": "13 Sometimes Quotes By Michel Gondry", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My father had a Super 8 camera when I was a kid and sometimes he would use it. 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