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35 quotes by Michel Hazanavicius

Michel Hazanavicius (French pronunciation:  [mi.ʃɛl a.za.na.vi.sjys]; born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, producer, screenwriter and film editor best known for his 2011 film, The Artist, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards. It also won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed spy film parodies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) and OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009).
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When you're with your wife, you don't say I love you to your wife every day but the ways you look at her and your actions are another way to... →

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I only have one obsession - not to be boring.

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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 black-and-white and... →

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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 fascinated by the format - how... →

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To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them.

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French people are strange about America, I think.

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I love silent cinema but don't hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces.

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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 it's the purest way to tell a... →

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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 French or Australian or... →

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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 readable without sound...... →

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When you look at the early-'30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent movies. In some of the silent... →

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When you speak of silent movies, everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin first.

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French cinema audiences usually don't express anything. Certainly not satisfaction.

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