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23 quotes by Jacques Audiard

Jacques Audiard (French: [ʒak odjaʁ]; born 30 April 1952) is a French film director and screenwriter; and the son of Michel Audiard, also a notable screenwriter and film director. He won twice both the César Award for Best Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language, in 2005 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet. He also won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. His film Rust and Bone...
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I think 'Scarface' is a great film, but if you have a character like Tony Montana, you don't identify with him at all. I think it's... →

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Do we root for Michael Corleone in the 'Godfather' films? I think so, even if he is a monster.

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Used properly, cinema is the coolest thing in the world.

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For me, there was no great myth around the movies when I was a young child. My father was very simple about the whole thing. He did not consider... →

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Beauty is subjective: Bette Davis wasn't beautiful, but she was more than beautiful.

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When someone is punched in the face, you find out what they are made of.

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I don't like spontaneity; there you go. I'm wary of it.

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The most heroic thing you can do is tell someone that you love them.

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When things aren't working out, we have a tendency to say, 'Go do other things,' but you shouldn't do other things. You need to stay... →

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Cinema for me only has meaning when it has a relationship with what I see outside on the street.

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Cool? Am I cool? I don't know, but I hope my characters are cool, in the sense of iconic. That's my job, at its very essence.

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Film is abstract, not definite. It is a dream.

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I really believe the form of the film must be in the scenario; cinema is not just added value to the scripting. I believe in it as a totality.

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