When I want to tackle a story or a subject, I always ask myself three questions: Is it important to talk about… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
In the province of Quebec where I come from, we speak French and the only cosmopolitan city is Montreal. Every time we… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
The notion, the invention of a country, is fairly new in the history of mankind. We tend to forget that. We want… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
It's a romantic view of Canada. It's like Michael Moore saying we don't lock our doors in Canada. I lock my door… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I will see 100 or 200 and I will take my time with them and I audition them for the two main… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I teach myself archaeology, I teach myself Spanish, and that's because it can be fun, it can be useful. So I keep… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
Even if I knew that Separation would probably win, when they announced the film, I was thinking to myself "Oh! I want… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
In the private system and the private schools, the principal is pretty much a dictator. He or she can hire whoever s/he… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I'm not too keen on jokes that are one-liners. I want the situation to be funny. — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
When you're younger, and you do your first or second film, you want to show everyone what you can do. — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
Any place where you have to deal with many social actors like a school - you have the parents, the Ministry of… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
At the end, what I like is that it's the girl's decision to go back in the room. She needs a hug,… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
It's the same challenge as with any other character, adults or not. You want to take time with the kids. You want… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I didn't want the film to be didactic, and this is tough because if you look at the list of issues, you… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
It's cool that we got rid of that, but we got rid of everything - the encouraging pat on the back or… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
For sure, and we haven't found it yet. I understand why we have come to a time and place where we cannot touch the… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
In Canada, I've had success raising money. I think I was fortunate enough. But today, I would have to write a very, very bad… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
My film is actually very critical of the level of French we're using back home. To have an immigrant from an ancient French colony… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I'm writing a political comedy that takes place in Canada in Quebec. It's funny. Saying political comedy is a little redundant but it's a… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
My film is in French. It's not something folkloric. It's who we are. There's this tension about immigrants coming in. Will they learn French?… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
We have a conservative government that only thinks in terms of efficiency. They are spending a lot of money on military expenses and less… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
That's grossing money for other people that has a multiplying factor, but the government doesn't see that. It doesn't see that making a film… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
When I want to tackle a story or a subject, I always ask myself three questions: Is it important to talk about that? Will… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
It's like a laboratory, a micro-society of real life, so it didn't look odd to talk about bureaucracy. In the school, in the class,… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
We get through life and this is part of the education process also. In real life, we meet bad bosses and good bosses and… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
