I was a lot younger - when I wrote Water Lilies. I was like 26. It felt so natural to write about adolescence. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
I intentionally leave adults out in my stories, not to say that they're not in charge or that they don't care, or that they're failing at what they do. Not at all. It's two things: It's a way to be… — 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 Image
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 Image
Ninety per cent of what we look at is the male gaze. They don't see themselves anymore. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Of course, every movie is political, some people just deny it because they like the world the way it is. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
