I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I watched a lot of movies from all over the world. The Russians were very good at editing. They were specialists in editing. The Man with a Camera, if you know that movie, is incredible. I still don't understand how… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I make almost all the decisions on set and have to deal with all the financial aspects. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
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 Image
I strongly believe cinema is popular culture. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. That's life. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I always try to make popular films. Even in black-and-white and silent. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 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 created. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
