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> [I never went to school for directing. I studied theater with a director. I followed plays to see how a director would talk to the actors. I tried to make my own school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/i-never-went-to-school-for-directing-i-studied-theater-with-a/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

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## More by Denis Villeneuve

> [When there's no technical problems, if you did the right casting, and the scene is well written, the actor will give you a strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/when-there-s-no-technical-problems-if-you-did-the-right-casting-and/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [My home is Montreal. I will stay in Montreal and continue to make movies in Montreal. But it's also very healthy for Canadian filmmakers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/my-home-is-montreal-i-will-stay-in-montreal-and-continue-to-make/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [The movies I did before were movies with a lot of characters, a lot of locations, and low budgets, which meant that I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/the-movies-i-did-before-were-movies-with-a-lot-of-characters-a-lot-of/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [In Canada, for boys, your identity is built on hockey. It's your social position; it's everything. And I was the worst hockey player of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/in-canada-for-boys-your-identity-is-built-on-hockey-it-s-your-social/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [If you don't deal with your shadows, you are condemned to repeat the same mistake over and over, as a human being or as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/if-you-don-t-deal-with-your-shadows-you-are-condemned-to-repeat-the/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [I think a good director is a good listener.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/i-think-a-good-director-is-a-good-listener/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [I was 'impressed' by Hugh Jackman for five seconds the first time I met him, but as soon as he opened his mouth and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/i-was-impressed-by-hugh-jackman-for-five-seconds-the-first-time-i-met/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [The reception for 'Enemy?' I don't care. No matter what other people think, it was important for me. I will stand for that movie,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/the-reception-for-enemy-i-don-t-care-no-matter-what-other-people/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [I made 'Enemy' to prep myself for 'Prisoners.' I had the need to direct something smaller in English before going to Hollywood. That's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/i-made-enemy-to-prep-myself-for-prisoners-i-had-the-need-to-direct/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [The truth is, when I started to make films, I was terrified. I had a huge difference in what I was writing in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/the-truth-is-when-i-started-to-make-films-i-was-terrified-i-had-a/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [Cinema is an art form that is designed to go across borders. And as a filmmaker, the only way I can direct a movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/cinema-is-an-art-form-that-is-designed-to-go-across-borders-and-as-a/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> ['Close Encounters of the Third Kind.' Big, big, big smash for me. My birth of the love of cinema was born with 'Close Encounters'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-big-big-big-smash-for-me-my-birth/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [I must say, to my great surprise and pleasure, I deeply loved making movies in the United States because of all the opportunities it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/i-must-say-to-my-great-surprise-and-pleasure-i-deeply-loved-making/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [I'm learning more and more to share creativity with the crew and actors. A film crew is more powerful if you listen to them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/i-m-learning-more-and-more-to-share-creativity-with-the-crew-and/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

> [My movies are very often violent and dark, but there's a spectrum of light, and that light is coming from the women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/my-movies-are-very-often-violent-and-dark-but-there-s-a-spectrum-of/)

[Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/)

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