Denis Villeneuve quotes

Sometimes you have compulsions that you can't control coming from the subconscious... they are the dictator inside ourselves. (Denis Villeneuve)
When I was a kid, I was always going to bed creating a story and that was the birth of filmmaking for me. I would like going to the dream-state by telling the story to someone else in my mind. That was my imaginary friend; it was an imaginary audience listening to my story. View quote
Denis Villeneuve
I think a good director is a good listener. View quote
Denis Villeneuve
If you don't deal with your shadows, you are condemned to repeat the same mistake over and over, as a human being or as a society. View quote
Denis Villeneuve
I was at the premiere of 'Prisoners,' and I heard two thousand people scream at the same time. I turned to my wife and said, 'I love cinema!' It's the sharing of emotions together, and it's collective. It's one of the last communions we have. View quote
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As a director, you're a bit of a dictator. But I feel that you're a better director if you're open to other people's ideas. It means that it's tougher: you have to be in a choosing process; you have to put the ego aside. As long as everybody's aiming in the same direction... I'm open to my main partners in the film crew. View quote
Denis Villeneuve
My movies are very often violent and dark, but there's a spectrum of light, and that light is coming from the women. View quote
Denis Villeneuve