--- title: "17 Way Quotes By Michel Hazanavicius" description: "17 Way quotes by Michel Hazanavicius. Plus more from Michel Hazanavicius and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/michel-hazanavicius-7804_actor_robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-li_1513619.png" --- > [Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-living-actor-usually-acts-in-a-2/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/michel-hazanavicius-7804_actor_robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-li_1513619.png) > [An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/an-idea-is-something-you-work-on-to-make-it-work-and-a-desire-is-much/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/michel-hazanavicius-7804_deeper_an-idea-is-something-you-work-on-to-make_324022.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/in-france-it-s-really-different-the-way-you-live-it-s-a-non-religious/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc0/michel-hazanavicius-7804_country_in-france-it-s-really-different-the-way_80883.png) > [When you're with your wife, you don't say I love you to your wife every day but the ways you look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/when-you-re-with-your-wife-you-don-t-say-i-love-you-to-your-wife/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/michel-hazanavicius-7804_action_when-you-re-with-your-wife-you-don-t-say_3198685.png) > [The fact that I made a special movie with an old-fashioned style - even if it's a mix between with modern and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/the-fact-that-i-made-a-special-movie-with-an-old-fashioned-style-even/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/michel-hazanavicius-7804_adapting_the-fact-that-i-made-a-special-movie-wit_136513.jpg) > [Actually, I met a lot of directors and most of them have that fantasy to make a silent movie because for directors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/actually-i-met-a-lot-of-directors-and-most-of-them-have-that-fantasy/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/374/michel-hazanavicius-7804_cinema_actually-i-met-a-lot-of-directors-and-mo_2755092.png) > [I think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-think-we-are-at-the-very-beginning-of-high-changes-not-only-in/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/421/michel-hazanavicius-7804_beginning_i-think-we-are-at-the-very-beginning-of_1198673.png) > [I watched a lot of silent movies. It's a very specific way of writing, which is more of a challenge than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-watched-a-lot-of-silent-movies-it-s-a-very-specific-way-of-writing/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/michel-hazanavicius-7804_cinema_i-watched-a-lot-of-silent-movies-it-s-a_938287.png) > [The silent movie is an emotional cinema: it's sensory; the fact that you don't go through a text brings you back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/the-silent-movie-is-an-emotional-cinema-it-s-sensory-the-fact-that/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/michel-hazanavicius-7804_cinema_the-silent-movie-is-an-emotional-cinema_2048278.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-think-there-s-something-in-common-with-the-oss-117-movies-the-big/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6d/michel-hazanavicius-7804_bigs_i-think-there-s-something-in-common-with_370835.jpg) > [Finally, you're right about one point, your entire way of thinking is predicted by what you're immersed in so you know you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/finally-you-re-right-about-one-point-your-entire-way-of-thinking-is/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/michel-hazanavicius-7804_bad-decision_finally-you-re-right-about-one-point-you_475320.png) > [At the very beginning, it's a desire and that's not the same thing at all, because when you have the desire to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/at-the-very-beginning-it-s-a-desire-and-that-s-not-the-same-thing-at/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/michel-hazanavicius-7804_can-do_at-the-very-beginning-it-s-a-desire-and_2145941.png) > [People inside the theaters usually, not 100 percent but most of them, enjoy the movie. Usually they come with a small negative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/people-inside-the-theaters-usually-not-100-percent-but-most-of-them/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/765/michel-hazanavicius-7804_black_people-inside-the-theaters-usually-not-1_2025985.png) > [Usually, when you do a period movie, you just recreate what you are shooting. You don't recreate the way you shoot it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/usually-when-you-do-a-period-movie-you-just-recreate-what-you-are/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/michel-hazanavicius-7804_believe_usually-when-you-do-a-period-movie-you-j_71800.jpg) > [I chose the American ones, more or less the last five years of the silent era, because those are the ones that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-chose-the-american-ones-more-or-less-the-last-five-years-of-the/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/michel-hazanavicius-7804_american-movie_i-chose-the-american-ones-more-or-less-t_2609524.jpg) > [I thought 'The Artist' was a perfect way to find a good balance. The artistic challenge is obvious because the film is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-thought-the-artist-was-a-perfect-way-to-find-a-good-balance-the/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e2/michel-hazanavicius-7804_art_i-thought-the-artist-was-a-perfect-way-t_1568514.png) > [Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-living-actor-usually-acts-in-a/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/michel-hazanavicius-7804_acting_robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-li_806379.png) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Michel Hazanavicius > [I am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-am-unusual-for-a-frenchman-i-have-absolutely-nothing-against-the/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/usually-when-you-do-a-period-movie-you-just-recreate-what-you-are/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/in-france-it-s-really-different-the-way-you-live-it-s-a-non-religious/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [I make almost all the decisions on set and have to deal with all the financial aspects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-make-almost-all-the-decisions-on-set-and-have-to-deal-with-all-the/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [Silence is a universal language. It's like music or painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/silence-is-a-universal-language-it-s-like-music-or-painting/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/the-fact-that-i-made-a-special-movie-with-an-old-fashioned-style-even/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [I strongly believe cinema is popular culture. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. That's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-strongly-believe-cinema-is-popular-culture-sometimes-it-works/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/even-if-i-make-fun-of-him-i-try-to-portray-him-as-a-human-being/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/it-s-not-my-job-the-weinstein-company-it-s-their-job-to-convince/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [I always try to make popular films. Even in black-and-white and silent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-always-try-to-make-popular-films-even-in-black-and-white-and-silent/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/an-idea-is-something-you-work-on-to-make-it-work-and-a-desire-is-much/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [The Germans were much more graphical. The expressionism is much more than cinema. It was a movement with artists, painters, music and architecture, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/the-germans-were-much-more-graphical-the-expressionism-is-much-more/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-think-there-s-something-in-common-with-the-oss-117-movies-the-big/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/with-silent-films-you-re-better-off-avoiding-irony-because-the/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) > [I only have one obsession - not to be boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-only-have-one-obsession-not-to-be-boring/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/michel-hazanavicius/#itemlist", "name": "17 Way Quotes By Michel Hazanavicius", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michel Hazanavicius" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-living-actor-usually-acts-in-a-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/michel-hazanavicius-7804_actor_robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-li_1513619.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/michel-hazanavicius-7804_actor_robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-li_1513619.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/michel-hazanavicius-7804_actor_robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-li_1513619.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like…” — Michel Hazanavicius", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michel Hazanavicius" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/an-idea-is-something-you-work-on-to-make-it-work-and-a-desire-is-much/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/michel-hazanavicius-7804_deeper_an-idea-is-something-you-work-on-to-make_324022.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/michel-hazanavicius-7804_deeper_an-idea-is-something-you-work-on-to-make_324022.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/michel-hazanavicius-7804_deeper_an-idea-is-something-you-work-on-to-make_324022.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way.” — Michel Hazanavicius", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In France, it's really different the way you live. 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