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# Michel Hazanavicius

(1967)   Film Producer   France

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Michel Hazanavicius is a film producer from France, best known for *Once upon a Time in Hollywood*.

## Quick Facts About Michel Hazanavicius

Born March 29, 1967

Nationality France

Profession Film Producer

Notable works Once upon a Time in Hollywood

Spouse Bérénice Bejo

## About Michel Hazanavicius

Michel Hazanavicius is a French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. He is best known for his 2011 film, The Artist, that won the Best Picture and the Best Director at the 84th Academy Awards. He also directed spy film parodies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) and OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009).

## Awards & Honors

César Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director BAFTA Award for Best Direction Directors Guild of America Award René Clair Award Knight of the Legion of Honour Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Director François Morellet Prize

##  Quotes by Michel Hazanavicius · Page 2

> [I love silent cinema but don't hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-love-silent-cinema-but-don-t-hold-it-sacred-like-any-branch-of-film/)

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> [I want to thank three person: I want to thank Billy Wilder. I want to thank Billy Wilder. And I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-want-to-thank-three-person-i-want-to-thank-billy-wilder-i-want-to/)

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> [Here in France, what we love is Life. And all the pleasures that go with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/here-in-france-what-we-love-is-life-and-all-the-pleasures-that-go/)

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[France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/france/)

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> [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/)

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> [Sure, I watched a lot of Hollywood movies. Maybe I've seen more Hollywood movies than French movies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/sure-i-watched-a-lot-of-hollywood-movies-maybe-i-ve-seen-more/)

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> [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/)

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[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [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/)

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> [With silent films, you're better off avoiding irony, because the spectator is your accomplice. It's this pact that leads to emotion being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/with-silent-films-you-re-better-off-avoiding-irony-because-the/)

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> [It's about storytelling. The story is told through images. So with the cast, I had to make sure that the emotions were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/it-s-about-storytelling-the-story-is-told-through-images-so-with-the/)

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> [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/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [When you do not have the dialogue to explain things, you will use everything to show and to tell the story. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/when-you-do-not-have-the-dialogue-to-explain-things-you-will-use/)

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> [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/)

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> [I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-always-loved-silent-movies-i-was-not-a-specialist-but-i-loved-them/)

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> [But I don't think of myself as a foreigner or a Frenchman! I just think of myself as a director. Whether I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/but-i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-foreigner-or-a-frenchman-i-just-2/)

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> [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/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [I think Hollywood is cleverer than you think. I'm not sure they will do it. I don't think so, but maybe I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-think-hollywood-is-cleverer-than-you-think-i-m-not-sure-they-will/)

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[Hollywood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hollywood/)

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> [I try to respect the rules of the silent movies and I tried to make signification to make sense, and also the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-try-to-respect-the-rules-of-the-silent-movies-and-i-tried-to-make/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [I watched a lot of movies from all over the world. The Russians were very good at editing. They were specialists in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-watched-a-lot-of-movies-from-all-over-the-world-the-russians-were/)

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> [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/)

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[Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/)

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> [Sometimes I think you have to try to do things that people don't think are doable. I remember at the very beginning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/sometimes-i-think-you-have-to-try-to-do-things-that-people-don-t/)

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> [ First of all, I had the desire for that format \[silent movie\], and then when I was talking to people, I felt… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/first-of-all-i-had-the-desire-for-that-format-silent-movie-and-then/)

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> [I guess George Clooney would be a wonderful silent actor, and Leonardo DiCaprio is such a wonderful actor he certainly could do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-guess-george-clooney-would-be-a-wonderful-silent-actor-and-leonardo/)

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> [You - as a director, you have to do your job, you have to show things, and you don't have to ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/you-as-a-director-you-have-to-do-your-job-you-have-to-show-things-and/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [I think the writer is always the creator, because he's starting with nothing, but the actor comes in and gives flesh and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-think-the-writer-is-always-the-creator-because-he-s-starting-with/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

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> [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/)

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> [My ambition with 'Redoubtable' was to make a film that would be aesthetically pleasing, charming, and touching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/my-ambition-with-redoubtable-was-to-make-a-film-that-would-be/)

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[Ambition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambition/)

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> [Hollywood is much more than America. Hollywood belongs to all of the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/hollywood-is-much-more-than-america-hollywood-belongs-to-all-of-the/)

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> [French cinema audiences usually don't express anything. Certainly not satisfaction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/french-cinema-audiences-usually-don-t-express-anything-certainly-not/)

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> [Even if I make fun of him, I try to portray him as a human being. Sometimes because he's the great Jean-Luc…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/even-if-i-make-fun-of-him-i-try-to-portray-him-as-a-human-being/)

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> [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/)

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> [When we were making the movie, winning awards for it wasn't the point at all. We didn't even have an American distributor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/when-we-were-making-the-movie-winning-awards-for-it-wasn-t-the-point/)

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> [But I don't think of myself as a foreigner or a Frenchman! I just think of myself as a director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/but-i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-foreigner-or-a-frenchman-i-just/)

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> [I guess all the directors in France are influenced by Hitchcock, because he's the perfect visual director, in my eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-guess-all-the-directors-in-france-are-influenced-by-hitchcock/)

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> [I think being a foreigner and talking about Hollywood allowed me to use some cliches and some references that an American would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/i-think-being-a-foreigner-and-talking-about-hollywood-allowed-me-to/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/it-s-not-my-job-the-weinstein-company-it-s-their-job-to-convince/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [Some people probably think me telling Godard's story is blasphemy. My friends were worried. But he's not my hero or my god.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/some-people-probably-think-me-telling-godard-s-story-is-blasphemy-my/)

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[Agnostic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agnostic/)

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> [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/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [Sometimes when an actor says something almost perfect, but you know you have to edit it, if you tell them to change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/sometimes-when-an-actor-says-something-almost-perfect-but-you-know/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

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## Michel Hazanavicius by topic

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