Canadian - Director | March 9, 1963 -
I had written 'Cafe de Flore' with 'Stairway to Heaven' in mind.
Jean-Marc Vallee
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As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene.
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When you hear a solo piano, there's a solitude about just one instrument playing. It can be beautiful; it can be sad.
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I'm from the 'less is more' school. I had to be in the 'more is more' zone with 'Dallas Buyers Club', so I was out of my comfort zone, but I had to trust that.
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In a career, when you hit 40 and you've done a lot of this and that, you want to try some new things. I feel like that as a director, too, from one film to the other.
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When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life.
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I look back, and I've got a couple of films, and I'm happy.
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I couldn't stand still at a desk for another year. I wanted to go out there and make films.
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I'm always aiming for some magic in films if I can find a mystical quality either in a song or in a moment or a character's intention.
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Trust the acting.
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Just film what's there, trust what came before, one hour before, and make it easy.
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You've got to trust your instincts, your judgment and trust the storytelling that came before and the quality of the acting with the emotion.
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