Guillaume Canet Quotes

#1. I would rather do really good French films than 'American Pie.'

Guillaume Canet

#2. Everything goes by so fast that if you want to be a part of it, you need to go that fast. But because you go that fast, you don't lead the life you should lead.

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#3. Directing remains very psychological, and it takes a lot of time and reflection. When you're an actor, it takes less time, and you can express yourself physically.

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#4. I think it's very boring for a director to always do the same kind of movies.

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#5. I'm an absolute fan of 1970s New York in films like 'Mean Streets' and 'Dog Day Afternoon.'

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#6. In any group there is more or less tension between people, and there are complicities and affinities.

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#7. There is a limit to what you can do in politics.

Ronald Reagan

#8. It's physically and psychologically exhausting to make a film.

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#9. I know that one day I would love to do a musical.

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#10. Accumulated experience always alters perception of the past.

Siri Hustvedt

#11. You have to draw on your unconscious when you make a film - you can't worry about whether it's costing a lot of money.

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#12. I spent all my youth with horses.

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#13. You need to feed yourself with emotions and life or you'll become empty.

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#14. I'd been labelled a goth, an emo, a druggie, a loser, and my personal favorite only because it showed just how ignorant people were: a freak.

Nicole Williams

#15. I've had gay friends who grew up in small towns in France who had to lie for most of their lives, even to themselves. But eventually such lies become stronger than the people, and they have to face them.

Guillaume Canet

#16. Ok, let me get this straight. Big wolf attacks you, and you bring him home?"
Brid threw out her arms and sent an 'are you a moron?' look to her best friend.

Chani Lynn Feener

#17. You may well warn me against such an evil. Human nature is so prone to fall into it!

Jane Austen

#18. Music is one of the important things for me in cinema.

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#19. What is perceived as normal. That makes it other people's failings. Deficits. Not yours. Who the hell sets the standards, huh? Who gets to say how we are supposed to be? Or who we are supposed to be? And how dare anyone make you feel inadequate for being who you are? It's not okay. It pisses me off.

Jessica Park

#20. It was really hard to find another project after my first film.

Guillaume Canet