Barriers Quote by Peter Bradshaw

Cannes or any other major festival is basically an animal in its own nature, creating very specific perceptions of films in a moment.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

To be able to work with people who I have respected and admired, to be a part of something like the Cannes Film Festival,…

— Luke Evans

Cannes is a circus, so you have to have fun with it. Everything suddenly becomes funny. And the promotion of a movie - that's…

— Mathieu Amalric

Having my film premiere in Cannes has always been the ultimate dream for me. It is a combination of the elegance of the festival,…

— Camila Morrone

That incredible bubble and high expectations built at festivals can work against a film.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

When you make a film and it wins some award at a very select, very difficult festival such as Cannes, it's good for your…

— Rithy Panh

Once a film is selected at Cannes, the crossover becomes very easy, thanks to the prestige and dignity it gains at Cannes.

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Cannes is one of the biggest film festivals across the globe, and getting your film selected for a screening is quite a big achievement.

— Shweta Tripathi

Cinema has opened a world of possibilities up for me.

— Antonio Banderas

There's something about Cannes being this ultimate film destination, and we're passionate about films; we grew up with foreign films.

— Ron Mael

When you premiere somewhere like Cannes, it's huge. It's nerve-wracking.

— Todd Haynes

Apart from 'Stoned,' I can't think of a film that's made me think, 'Blimey, that should have been at Cannes.'

— Eric Fellner