A few weeks ago I went to a screening of 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' at Utopia. I'm not a very introspective person but when I get on that stage, it feels even more overwhelming than showing my films… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
Shooting with kids you only have three hours on set per day, so you have to know what you want. You have maybe four… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
I identify myself with the male gaze, I grew up with the male gaze, I've been excited by the male gaze. I'm a product… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
Ninety per cent of what we look at is the male gaze. They don't see themselves anymore. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
I think my movies are very much about the female gaze... But it's not going to happen magically if you're a woman. It's still… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
I was kind of a tomboy when I was the age of the character. I could be mistaken for a boy - sometimes I… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
I like the sensitive look of traditional French films and the fact that the children are often portrayed as rebels, but I also like… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
We all have to deconstruct the looks in ourselves. It's easier if you see different cultures and different imagery than just the pure straight… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
The dream of the theater for for me is that it's a room full of adults and kids. I want kids and grownups to… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
As a screenwriter, you're always being told: a good scene is one where somebody wants something, the other one doesn't want to give it. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
But what I think I like about coming-of-age stories is that there's everything in them. It's a genre that kind of contains everything: you… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
Of course, every movie is political, some people just deny it because they like the world the way it is. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
My film-making is the privilege of French cinema. I would have to do things totally differently elsewhere. But I think I could learn from… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
I decided to put cinema at the centre of my life when I was 13 and going through the biggest crisis of my life: teenagehood. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
People keep telling me, "You don't like boys!" And I'm saying, "Wow, no, it's just that you're not used to them being objectified in… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share
