I think I'm attracted to subjects that I'm afraid of. It's a way to approach things I am afraid of, things that bring fear in my heart, and try to understand them, try to deal with them. It's like demons.… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
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… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
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… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
The movies I did before were movies with a lot of characters, a lot of locations, and low budgets, which meant that I was… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
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… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
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… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
I was 'impressed' by Hugh Jackman for five seconds the first time I met him, but as soon as he opened his mouth and… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
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,… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
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… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
The truth is, when I started to make films, I was terrified. I had a huge difference in what I was writing in the… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
Cinema is an art form that is designed to go across borders. And as a filmmaker, the only way I can direct a movie… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
'Close Encounters of the Third Kind.' Big, big, big smash for me. My birth of the love of cinema was born with 'Close Encounters'… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
I must say, to my great surprise and pleasure, I deeply loved making movies in the United States because of all the opportunities it… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
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,… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
My movies are very often violent and dark, but there's a spectrum of light, and that light is coming from the women. — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
